And of course the link to http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/wikipedia-sockpuppet-investigation-largest-network-history-wiki-pr/- that makes great reading! Doug
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Stevie Benton < stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Thanks for sharing that link Edward. I think most of the coverage that > I've seen has been pretty fair actually. I'm slowly putting together a list > at > https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Reports/2013/October#UK_press_coverage_.28and_coverage_of_UK_projects_.26_activities.29 > for > those interested. (I'm aware the section heading may need changing this > month.) > > The CIPR President Elect has made some pretty robust comments about this > story, too. They can be seen at > http://www.prweek.com/article/1217351/new-wikipedia-editing-furore-provokes-cipr-ire > > Thanks and regards, > > Stevie > > > On 22 October 2013 14:51, Doug Weller <dougwel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So that's what the paragraph in the i was about - it didn't mention paid >> editors. Glad to see an explanation. >> Doug >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Edward Hands <edwar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Knew about Antandrus, but not Raul's Laws. Thanks. >>> >>> From today's Guardian, " Wikipedia cracks down on 'paid advocacy >>> editing and sockpuppetry' ": >>> >>> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/22/wikipedia-ban-sock-puppet-pr >>> >>> Only six comments so far, if anyone wants to weigh in. >>> >>> Edward Hands >>> (Edwardx) >>> >>> Sorry about that. Thanks for spotting that Charles. >>> On 22 Oct 2013 13:05, "Charles Matthews" < >>> charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 22 October 2013 12:35, Stevie Benton <stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> >>>>> I've just encountered a Wikipedia essay from a user called >>>>> Antandrus. It's from 2006/7 or so initially but much of it still holds >>>>> true. >>>>> >>>>> It may be familiar to you but thought you might like it, too - >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Antandrus/observations_on_Wikipedia_behavior >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Antandrus/observations_on_Wikipedia_behavior<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Antandrus/observations_on_Wikipedia_behavior> >>>> >>>> >>>> for the thing itself, rather than the talk page. The grand-daddy of >>>> such lists is of course >>>> >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Raul%27s_laws >>>> >>>> Charles >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Doug Weller >> http://www.ramtops.co.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Communications Organiser > Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Doug Weller http://www.ramtops.co.uk
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