http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/#comment-326458 Joel Ashcroft Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:44:55 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/#comment-326458 I have actually witnessed instances in which a Wikipedia administrator would delete a viable contribution from a subject matter expert, flame that expert by creating a User page for that person and writing defamatory content about her, and then delete all responses from the victim not only by reverting to his own copy, but by deleting all history pages carrying the victim's response. Then, the Wikipedia administrator would gloat about how the defamatory user page ranks high in a search of the victim's name in Google. I have actually witnessed instances in which a Wikipedia administrator would delete a viable contribution from a subject matter expert, flame that expert by creating a User page for that person and writing defamatory content about her, and then delete all responses from the victim not only by reverting to his own copy, but by deleting all history pages carrying the victim’s response. Then, the Wikipedia administrator would gloat about how the defamatory user page ranks high in a search of the victim’s name in Google.

]]> http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/#comment-71652 Make You Go Hmm: » Wikiargument over Hacking Netflix being link-worthy and professional enough on Netflix page Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:39:52 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/#comment-71652 [...] It’s this kind of anal-retentive activity that will bring the Wikipedia glass towers crashing down. I realize this is a drum beaten here before (last time here), but I see evidence like this almost every time Wikipedia is mentioned and it really damages the desirability of using the site beyond a sometimes quick reference. [...] […] It’s this kind of anal-retentive activity that will bring the Wikipedia glass towers crashing down. I realize this is a drum beaten here before (last time here), but I see evidence like this almost every time Wikipedia is mentioned and it really damages the desirability of using the site beyond a sometimes quick reference. […]

]]> http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/#comment-68770 TDavid Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:26:33 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/#comment-68770 Yeah, take the most stuffy, strict librarian type imaginable and then make that person 100 times more anal and that's the vision I have of the hardened Wikipedia editor. It's possible I'm completely off the mark and the majority of them are mellow and only a few behave this way, but if that's the case the perception is way skewed. And one only has to look through a few passionate edit wars and that perception is quickly validated. Yeah, take the most stuffy, strict librarian type imaginable and then make that person 100 times more anal and that’s the vision I have of the hardened Wikipedia editor. It’s possible I’m completely off the mark and the majority of them are mellow and only a few behave this way, but if that’s the case the perception is way skewed. And one only has to look through a few passionate edit wars and that perception is quickly validated.

]]> http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/#comment-68699 Sterling Camden Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:11:22 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060417/3170/#comment-68699 The site appears to be back up now. I can definitely sympathize. Wikipedia's editors are draconian. That's why you won't find an article on "Synergy/DE". The site appears to be back up now. I can definitely sympathize. Wikipedia’s editors are draconian. That’s why you won’t find an article on “Synergy/DE”.

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