Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-15 Thread Rob Dingemans
Hi, It seems to me that Wikipedia will meets it's own dambuster. The wait is for someone to drop the "bouncing balls" in the lake of the wikidam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Wallis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._617_Squadron_RAF On 14-9-2012 22:16, Jed Rothwell wrote: This is why I

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-15 Thread Rob Dingemans
Hi, It seems to me that Wikipedia will meets it's own damburster. The wait is for someone to drop the "bouncing balls" in the lake of the wikidam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Wallis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._617_Squadron_RAF On 14-9-2012 22:16, Jed Rothwell wrote: This is why

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread Alain Sepeda
Just propose the admin a bet : "If you are so sure that LENR is false, bet your "administrative Tenure" on tha fact that LENR is false... If it became true, you are fired. In exchange I remove my edit. If I'm proved wrong, with I'm fired or if you can safely fear that LENR is true, just accept t

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
Alan J Fletcher wrote: > > I warned them in Talk that there was a wired article : 17:52 > Edited the lede : 18:18 > Deleted : 18:20 > > 2 minutes!!! > That's hysterical. I suppose Wikipedia has some kind of alert system to tell people a document has been changed, so it is not lik

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
I do hope someone like the esteemed Mr. Lomax is documenting this Wiki editing behavior. I think a book discussing the pros & cons of the Wikipedia philosophy would make for a fascinating educational analysis. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article / Wiki

2012-09-14 Thread Alan J Fletcher
At 12:47 PM 9/14/2012, James Bowery wrote: 2 minutes: I've got to learn to scroll before I post. btw The Lede currently ends with an extended quoted from Ugo Bardi (From March) Professor Ugo Bardi of the University of Florence, noting contradictory claims made by Rossi regarding the emission or

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
>From James: >> Just out of curiosity, how long did it take them to delete this? They stay >> on their toes! > > 2 minutes: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Energy_Catalyzer&oldid=512455124 Wow! That's just amazing! What dedication! CSICOP should take notes. Regards Steven Vincent

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread Alan J Fletcher
At 12:31 PM 9/14/2012, Jed Rothwell wrote: Like I sez, you got no business in Wikipedia. I mean, what? -- are you asking to be collapsed and arbitrated? Just out of curiosity, how long did it take them to delete this? They stay on their toes! I warned them in Talk that there was a wired articl

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread James Bowery
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > Alan J Fletcher wrote: > >> >> I put a summary up on the wiki. I doubt that it will survive editing. >>> >> >> Deleted already. >> > Just out of curiosity, how long did it take them to delete this? They stay > on their toes! > 2 minutes: h

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
Alan J Fletcher wrote: > > I put a summary up on the wiki. I doubt that it will survive editing. >> > > Deleted already. > Like I sez, you got no business in Wikipedia. I mean, what? -- are you * asking* to be collapsed and arbitrated? Just out of curiosity, how long did it take them to delete

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread Alan J Fletcher
At 11:22 AM 9/14/2012, Alan J Fletcher wrote: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-09/14/cold-fusion I put a summary up on the wiki. I doubt that it will survive editing. Deleted already.

Re: [Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread Alan J Fletcher
At 10:33 AM 9/14/2012, Alan J Fletcher wrote: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-09/14/cold-fusion I've only skimmed it. I put a summary up on the wiki. I doubt that it will survive editing.

[Vo]:Re: New Wired UK article

2012-09-14 Thread Alan J Fletcher
At 10:26 AM 9/14/2012, Alan J Fletcher wrote: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-09/14/cold-fusion I've only skimmed it. Lots of Krivit ps : Steven Vincent Johnson already had it up. but it wasn't (still isn't) showing on the web archive.