Ktr: Unfortunately, just because you talk to a journalist for half an hour doesn't mean it's not still a trap. Luckily, this is a relatively easy way to learn that lesson.
Isarra: whoa, I can't believe I guessed who the other contributor present was. Kudos on your response. Best, Kevin Gorman On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 5:33 AM, edward <edw...@logicmuseum.com> wrote: > On 07/06/2014 09:10, Kevin Rutherford wrote: > > >>there are many things that both Alex and I said that were manipulated, > reworded, or were turned into outright lies in order to prove her point > > You give some examples of things she distorted. Which things were true? > She wrote: > > Some hardcore Wikipedians, you never see,” says Kevin Rutherford, a > braces-wearing 23-year-old whose badge identifies him as a volunteer with > the New England Wikimedians. “Some are very antisocial,” he says, nodding > at a group of people spilling out of a panel titled The State of Wikidata. > “Even some of the ones who are here. You’ll recognize them. They have like > the pizza-stained shirts. We’re the well-dressed, chill ones,” > > 1. Did you say 'some are very antisocial'? The reference to the group of > people 'spilling out' and your nodding at them seems very specific and > uncontrived. > > 2. You said that the 'pizza stained shirts' remark was invented. Any idea > why she wrote that? Was there anything slightly similar that you said? In > my experience journalists often embellish and embroider or varnish the > truth, they rarely tell a bald-faced lie. > > 3. Did you say "We’re the well-dressed, chill ones"? I don't even know > what 'chill' means. > > 4. Did you talk about "“White, male techies with college degrees,” ? And > then "“I mean, you are like us, but you’re not.” ? > > These are not rhetorical questions, I just want to understand what > happened and what didn't. Forgive my impertinence. > > Ed > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
