+1 Tilman
> On Sep 2, 2015, at 9:26 PM, Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gamaliel wrote up an analysis for the upcoming Signpost that explains in > fairly accessible terms what Ja Rule's misconception seems to have been: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-09-02/In_the_media#In_brief > We could use that (preferably after the Signpost is out officially): > > @JaRule There was no height mentioned in the article. Looks you were looking > at Google, not at Wikipedia > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-09-02/In_the_media#In_brief > > > > (also, for those wondering about this thread's topic, it's about > https://twitter.com/Ruleyork/status/639117219314704384 ) > >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote: >> Oh I would not suggest apologizing! Anyway, no need for us to strain for >> make it work :) >> >> mobile. >> >>> On Sep 2, 2015 4:05 PM, "James Alexander" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Yes, and if there is a way to say it while making it clear that it was >>> never our fault in the first place then I'm all for it ;) but I'm against >>> apologizing for something we never did :P especially if everyone is >>> entrenched already into thinking we did (which they may or may not be yet >>> to be fair). >>> >>> James Alexander >>> Community Advocacy >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Heather Walls <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Plenty of stories are not *really* stories :) but they are entertaining. >>>> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:47 PM, James Alexander >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> meh, I'd be against tweeting about it. SOOOOO not a story. As far as I >>>>> can tell (may have missed something for sure) the first time in the past >>>>> couple months his height was mentioned at all was in this edit (which, >>>>> along with the edit after that, actually put him at what I think? is his >>>>> desired 5'9 (sorry I'm assuming he didn't like being called short :) ). >>>>> After that there was a collection of edits going back and forth a couple >>>>> areas, most of which were reverted in short order and then protection. >>>>> The entire incident (which resulted in it basically just going back to >>>>> how it was before without any mention of his height at all) was less then >>>>> an hour. It screams either a manufactured story or friends playing around >>>>> probably in the very same room as him :). >>>>> >>>>> James Alexander >>>>> Community Advocacy >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Google still says he is 5'6 . >>>>>> >>>>>> I can't find height anywhere on his page though. >>>>>> >>>>>> His page is semi-protected - some action confirmed from his revision >>>>>> history. >>>>>> >>>>>> We already have 5 media mentions about his beef with Wikipedia, >>>>>> including TIME. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=db3O3S4XqhTnYaMbvmTzUgpskUH2M&q=ja+rule+height&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB8QqgIwAGoVChMI9cylz6_ZxwIVFSuICh38sg9E >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Might make a funny tweet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> mobile. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Michael Guss >>>>>> Research Analyst >>>>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Heather Walls Wikimedia Foundation >>>> annual.wikimedia.org >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > > > -- > Tilman Bayer > Senior Analyst > Wikimedia Foundation > IRC (Freenode): HaeB > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
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