Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flaggedrevs

2009-08-25 Thread Phil Nash
Carcharoth wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:57 PM, David Gerard
>> wrote:
>>> 2009/8/25 Thomas Dalton :
 2009/8/25 David Gerard :
>>>
> Looks like it's a happener. Just waiting for call re: cab.
> Apparently on ~9:45pm (BST), but times may change at short notice.
>>>
 Hang on, Newsnight doesn't start until 10:30pm. Did you mean
 ~10:45pm?
>>>
>>> Evidently :-)
>>
>> And at the end of the program as well. After the interesting feature
>> on the Spanish Civil War legacy 70 years on. And the daily news round
>> up, it was time for Wikipedia!
>>
>> How do you think it went, David? I like the bit you said right at the
>> end about how it was a surprise that Wikipedia became so popular, but
>> though I've got it recorded on DVD, I haven't re-watched it yet. I
>> got the impression the presenter (Paxman must be on holiday) and the
>> Guardian guy were saying quite a bit, and you were wanting to correct
>> them on some points, but didn't get much of a chance.
>>
>> Carcharoth

The item seems to have been crammed in as a bit of an afterthought, and 
although the Spanish Civil War legacy is interesting, it's not particularly 
time-critical. It seems to have been rushed, and although the Guardian 
commentator seems to have been largely supportive, it would have meant very 
little to a previously uninformed viewer. Although it seems to have been 
vaunted as a major shift in emphasis on WP, it should have been pointed out 
more strongly as (a) a trial (b) based on previous experience at de:wp and 
(c) not that much different from what already happens. I'm sorry David 
didn't get the chance to put that forward, but then, that is journalism as 
opposed to analysis. It remains to be seen whether they'll follow it up, but 
of course, Parliament is on vacation and we are in the "silly season". I 
suppose we should be grateful for some exposure, and not bad at that.  



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Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flaggedrevs

2009-08-26 Thread Andrew Turvey
Don't know if this has been posted yet (apologies if yes) 

Recording available on iplayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/newsnight (intro 
at the very start and then from 38:50). Not sure if non-UK people can view . 

- "Phil Nash"  wrote: 
> From: "Phil Nash"  
> To: "English Wikipedia"  
> Sent: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 00:53:56 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, 
> Portugal 
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: 
> flaggedrevs 
> 
> Carcharoth wrote: 
> >> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:57 PM, David Gerard 
> >> wrote: 
> >>> 2009/8/25 Thomas Dalton : 
> >>>> 2009/8/25 David Gerard : 
> >>> 
> >>>>> Looks like it's a happener. Just waiting for call re: cab. 
> >>>>> Apparently on ~9:45pm (BST), but times may change at short notice. 
> >>> 
> >>>> Hang on, Newsnight doesn't start until 10:30pm. Did you mean 
> >>>> ~10:45pm? 
> >>> 
> >>> Evidently :-) 
> >> 
> >> And at the end of the program as well. After the interesting feature 
> >> on the Spanish Civil War legacy 70 years on. And the daily news round 
> >> up, it was time for Wikipedia! 
> >> 
> >> How do you think it went, David? I like the bit you said right at the 
> >> end about how it was a surprise that Wikipedia became so popular, but 
> >> though I've got it recorded on DVD, I haven't re-watched it yet. I 
> >> got the impression the presenter (Paxman must be on holiday) and the 
> >> Guardian guy were saying quite a bit, and you were wanting to correct 
> >> them on some points, but didn't get much of a chance. 
> >> 
> >> Carcharoth 
> 
> The item seems to have been crammed in as a bit of an afterthought, and 
> although the Spanish Civil War legacy is interesting, it's not particularly 
> time-critical. It seems to have been rushed, and although the Guardian 
> commentator seems to have been largely supportive, it would have meant very 
> little to a previously uninformed viewer. Although it seems to have been 
> vaunted as a major shift in emphasis on WP, it should have been pointed out 
> more strongly as (a) a trial (b) based on previous experience at de:wp and 
> (c) not that much different from what already happens. I'm sorry David 
> didn't get the chance to put that forward, but then, that is journalism as 
> opposed to analysis. It remains to be seen whether they'll follow it up, but 
> of course, Parliament is on vacation and we are in the "silly season". I 
> suppose we should be grateful for some exposure, and not bad at that.  
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flaggedrevs

2009-08-26 Thread Michael Peel
It's also in snippet form at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8222397.stm

I have no idea whether this works outside the UK, though...

Mike

On 26 Aug 2009, at 12:12, Andrew Turvey wrote:

> Don't know if this has been posted yet (apologies if yes)
>
> Recording available on iplayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ 
> newsnight (intro at the very start and then from 38:50). Not sure  
> if non-UK people can view .
>
> - "Phil Nash"  wrote:
>> From: "Phil Nash" 
>> To: "English Wikipedia" 
>> Sent: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 00:53:56 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain,  
>> Ireland, Portugal
>> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re:  
>> flaggedrevs
>>
>> Carcharoth wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:57 PM, David Gerard
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 2009/8/25 Thomas Dalton :
>>>>>> 2009/8/25 David Gerard :
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Looks like it's a happener. Just waiting for call re: cab.
>>>>>>> Apparently on ~9:45pm (BST), but times may change at short  
>>>>>>> notice.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hang on, Newsnight doesn't start until 10:30pm. Did you mean
>>>>>> ~10:45pm?
>>>>>
>>>>> Evidently :-)
>>>>
>>>> And at the end of the program as well. After the interesting  
>>>> feature
>>>> on the Spanish Civil War legacy 70 years on. And the daily news  
>>>> round
>>>> up, it was time for Wikipedia!
>>>>
>>>> How do you think it went, David? I like the bit you said right  
>>>> at the
>>>> end about how it was a surprise that Wikipedia became so  
>>>> popular, but
>>>> though I've got it recorded on DVD, I haven't re-watched it yet. I
>>>> got the impression the presenter (Paxman must be on holiday) and  
>>>> the
>>>> Guardian guy were saying quite a bit, and you were wanting to  
>>>> correct
>>>> them on some points, but didn't get much of a chance.
>>>>
>>>> Carcharoth
>>
>> The item seems to have been crammed in as a bit of an  
>> afterthought, and
>> although the Spanish Civil War legacy is interesting, it's not  
>> particularly
>> time-critical. It seems to have been rushed, and although the  
>> Guardian
>> commentator seems to have been largely supportive, it would have  
>> meant very
>> little to a previously uninformed viewer. Although it seems to  
>> have been
>> vaunted as a major shift in emphasis on WP, it should have been  
>> pointed out
>> more strongly as (a) a trial (b) based on previous experience at  
>> de:wp and
>> (c) not that much different from what already happens. I'm sorry  
>> David
>> didn't get the chance to put that forward, but then, that is  
>> journalism as
>> opposed to analysis. It remains to be seen whether they'll follow  
>> it up, but
>> of course, Parliament is on vacation and we are in the "silly  
>> season". I
>> suppose we should be grateful for some exposure, and not bad at  
>> that. 
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flaggedrevs

2009-08-26 Thread Falcorian
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:32 AM, Michael Peel  wrote:

> It's also in snippet form at:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8222397.stm
>
> I have no idea whether this works outside the UK, though...


That link worked for me, the whole show link about did not.

Props to David who did a good job of addressing the questions and sounding
very cogent (even though the host seemed to want to portray it as "THE
END... Maybe?" of Wikipedia).

--Falcorian
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Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flaggedrevs

2009-08-26 Thread Andrew Turvey
Just to mention, the whole show also had an introductory piece by newsnight 
explaining the changes, which was then followed by the interview which is 
linked below. 

- "Falcorian"  wrote: 
> From: "Falcorian"  
> To: "English Wikipedia"  
> Sent: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 19:22:55 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, 
> Portugal 
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: 
> flaggedrevs 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:32 AM, Michael Peel  wrote: 
> 
> > It's also in snippet form at: 
> > 
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8222397.stm 
> > 
> > I have no idea whether this works outside the UK, though... 
> 
> 
> That link worked for me, the whole show link about did not. 
> 
> Props to David who did a good job of addressing the questions and sounding 
> very cogent (even though the host seemed to want to portray it as "THE 
> END... Maybe?" of Wikipedia). 
> 
> --Falcorian 
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