Hi Jamie, Thank you very much for the additional information. I was contacted by the fact-checker with similar questions as you pointed out and a photographer asking for consent to use a free photo of me in the article.
Best regards, Kiril On Fri, 16 Oct 2026 at 14:59, Jamie Flood via Wikimedia-l < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kiril, > > I don't know Duncan, but I want to echo that this was the same format from > a couple years ago when another *Wired* journalist was doing an article > about Wikipedia. It did take quite a while for it to publish as the > journalist did a lot of research and follow up. The fact-checker will > likely reach out to you about direct quotes that may be included to ensure > the content is correct and that you approve of the quotes being included > and how/if you want to be identified (if that hasn't already been agreed > upon - or they may just confirm if it has). > > Take care, > Jamie > > On Wed, 14 Oct 2026 at 15:58, Press via Wikimedia-l < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Kiril, >> >> We can confirm that Duncan has been in touch with the press team at the >> Foundation and has contacted other Wikimedia volunteers for this story. >> >> Thank you for checking this with us. We welcome volunteers to reach out >> to our team on [email protected] for any support on running background >> on any reporter/media outlets before deciding on responding to media >> requests. >> >> Warmly, >> Media Relations Team (WMF) >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM Kiril Simeonovski via Wikimedia-l < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> About four months ago, I was contacted by a freelance journalist named >>> Duncan Fyfe with a couple of questions about deletion requests (AfDs) on >>> the English Wikipedia. He explained that he was preparing an article for >>> the *Wired* magazine and had already contacted other experienced >>> Wikipedians with similar questions. I made a quick search to discover that >>> Duncan Fyfe is a legitimate journalist and *Wired* is a reputable >>> magazine, so I answered the questions to the best of my ability. >>> >>> Over the following two months, he followed up with more specific >>> questions about my involvement in AfDs on the English Wikipedia, my >>> personal interpretation of notability, and the interactions with >>> single-purpose temporary accounts who are there to illustrate their point. >>> I provided detailed answers to all those questions. >>> >>> Today, he wrote me that the article was sent to *Wired*’s fact-checker >>> Daniel Roman, who might have some additional questions before it gets >>> published. >>> >>> So far, I do not see a clear sign that this is a scam, but I would like >>> to know if anyone else was recently contacted by the same journalist or >>> others working for *Wired* with questions about Wikipedia? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Kiril >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> Public archives at >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/FXDPN5Q5QFLBSSX6IPZAWMMIU63JWJRQ/ >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/NDB46BKGNXZLRURAINX32RJ5IQHGZNSQ/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/BHS4FUUZ2YUOGLPSPIUPFBWGMNPWRO2G/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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