Fred, thanks! Worth reviewing, after people have recovered from the election. How about...reminding me two weeks from today. I might've recovered by then, seriously... Thanks! Craig Newmark founder, craigslist On Nov 2, 2016 12:44 PM, "FRED BAUDER" <fredbaud at fairpoint.net> wrote: > Craig, > > I don't expect you to do anything about it, but Hillary Clinton > presidential campaign, 2016 has been so much an object of political > editing > by Clinton supporters that it looks more like an ad for Hillary than > a > Wikipedia article. > > Fred Bauder > > On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 11:43:32 -0400 > Craig Newmark <craig.newmark at craigconnects.org> wrote: > >> Wikipedia is where facts go to live. >> >> >> It helps that folks on US Capitol Hill are receptive to quiet >> suggestions >> that Wikipedia avoid becoming a partisan battleground. >> >> Craig Newmark >> >> founder, craigslist >> >> On Nov 1, 2016 7:35 PM, "Olatunde Isaac" <reachout2isaac at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hoi, >>> >>> >>> Pine, thanks for sharing this article. I found the entire article >>> very >>> interesting. I am glad that Wikipedia is not seen as a vehicle for >>> political campaign. Sometimes, people create account on Wikipedia >>> with >>> the >>> aim to use the encyclopedia for political campaign and a good number >>> of >>> them end up getting blocked either for POV pushing or other >>> disruptive >>> editing/behavior. >>> >>> BTW....I have a few question. Is it a good idea to protect a page >>> from >>> creation if there are indications that the overall intention of the >>> creator >>> is to use Wikipedia as a platform for political campaign? If yes, >>> how is >>> such protection necessary if the page is neutrally written? >>> >>> There was an incident that happened sometimes last year when an >>> article >>> on >>> "Akinwunmi Ambode" was protected from creation and unprotected >>> after his >>> election. >>> >>> Is this really a good idea? >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Isaac >>> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pine W <wiki.pine at gmail.com> >>> Sender: "Wikimedia-l" <wikimedia-l-bounces at >>> lists.wikimedia.org>Date: >>> Wed, >>> 26 Oct 2016 20:31:59 >>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List<Wikimedia-l at lists.wikimedia.org>; >>> Wikimedia >>> Education<education at lists.wikimedia.org>; Wiki >>> Research-l<wiki-research-l@ >>> lists.wikimedia.org> >>> Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l at lists.wikimedia.org> >>> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] "Can Wikipedia save the internet?": Wikipedia >>> and >>> political neutrality >>> >>> Hello colleagues, >>> >>> Some of you might be interested in this news article: >>> http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/ >>> can-wikipedia-save-the-internet-a7380786.html >>> >>> When we know that we have countless shortcomings in Wikimedia, I >>> found it >>> refreshing to hear that some aspects of our content and community >>> are >>> performing well and, on the whole, are serving the public interest. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Pine