This is at least the 4th time this month I've wanted to access something on the times so... signed up for at least a 3 month trial.
The original letter to the editor is short: Sir, I am — as he knows — an enthusiastic admirer of Giles Coren, but he is > badly misinformed about Wikipedia (“Why stop at Trump?”, Dec 12). As a > writer of history I resort to it at least a dozen times a day. I could > never have written my last two books without it, and I have never caught it > out yet, which is more than I can say of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Its > range is astonishing: it is almost impossible to find a person, place or > subject that it has left uncovered. > I believe that we now have at our elbow a work of reference as useful as > any in existence; I can only implore Giles and any others who doubt these > words to cast aside their prejudices and try it for themselves. As for me, > I can’t believe my luck. > John Julius Norwich > London, W9 There are some good comments too. The #1 is a poem which is awesome: ROBERT Vincent2 days ago > > At breakfast John Julius Norwich > nearly choked on a spoonful of porridge > when Giles Coren, he'd heard, > had clamed it absurd > for research Wikipedia to forage. James Alexander Manager Trust & Safety Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > This does sound pretty good! I don't have access to the Times either, and > asking around it seems not many do... > > On 16 December 2015 at 07:44, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The lead is promising, though much of the letter is paywalled. >> >> "Sir, I am — as he knows — an enthusiastic admirer of Giles Coren, but he >> is badly misinformed about Wikipedia (“Why stop at Trump?”, Dec 12). As a >> writer of history I resort to it at least a dozen times a day. I could >> never have written my last two books without it, and I have never caught it >> out yet, which is more than I can say of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Its >> range is astonishing: it is almost impossible to find a person, place or >> subject that it has left uncovered (end of my preview).... a work of >> reference as useful as any in existence..." >> >> Thanks to Johnbod for pointing this out! >> http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article4639798.ece >> >> Pine >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Communications Intern [remote] > joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 > 916 433 > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia
