Comments on: More fallout over the Essjay scandal http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cyde Weys http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Cyde Weys Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:03:23 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/#comment-356 What? No, this isn't nearly the level of scandal that would take out Jimbo. He didn't even know the extent of Essjay's lies. This does look very bad for Essjay, but not particularly so bad for Jimbo. It seems to have been more of an issue of miscommunication than anything else. I just wish Jimbo's recent statement had been a bit more stern about faking identities. What? No, this isn’t nearly the level of scandal that would take out Jimbo. He didn’t even know the extent of Essjay’s lies. This does look very bad for Essjay, but not particularly so bad for Jimbo. It seems to have been more of an issue of miscommunication than anything else. I just wish Jimbo’s recent statement had been a bit more stern about faking identities.

]]> By: Graham Elliot http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Graham Elliot Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:29:03 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/#comment-355 jora = Jordan jora = Jordan

]]> By: Graham Elliot http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Graham Elliot Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:28:17 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/#comment-354 As an outsider, it's difficult for me to fathom why Jimmy Wales doesn't himself resign. From what I can gather about the situation, Jimmy knew full well about the lies of Ryan jora a long time ago. Yet Jimmy responded by not only giving a high level position within Wikipedia (usually a position which the wikipedia votes on?), but also hiring him for his private company Wikia. My feeling is that these sort of situations will continue as long as Jimmy Wales is at the helm. So the question is, how does one remove Jimmy Wales? As an outsider, it’s difficult for me to fathom why Jimmy Wales doesn’t himself resign. From what I can gather about the situation, Jimmy knew full well about the lies of Ryan jora a long time ago. Yet Jimmy responded by not only giving a high level position within Wikipedia (usually a position which the wikipedia votes on?), but also hiring him for his private company Wikia. My feeling is that these sort of situations will continue as long as Jimmy Wales is at the helm. So the question is, how does one remove Jimmy Wales?

]]> By: Cyde Weys http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Cyde Weys Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:15:50 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/#comment-342 Well yes, all of this and more is being discussed at his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Essjay" rel="nofollow">Request for Comment</a>. It'll probably be days before the community fully assimilates all of this. Also, Kelly's blog post that I linked to in the previous blog entry contains a few more incriminating diff links. Well yes, all of this and more is being discussed at his Request for Comment. It’ll probably be days before the community fully assimilates all of this. Also, Kelly’s blog post that I linked to in the previous blog entry contains a few more incriminating diff links.

]]> By: bernie724 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-340 bernie724 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:59:30 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/#comment-340 If you search essjay's talk-archive, he pulls the ph.d card on another wikimedian. Archive 37 I think. ''Article request Mister Essjay - I'd like to request an article on Advocatus dei (God's advocate) Raul654 06:09, 6 July 2006 (UTC) Article writing? Is that for the encyclopedia thing I keep hearing we have on here? Oh, and it's Doctor Essjay, you lowly Ph.D. candidate! ;) Essjay (Talk • Connect) 07:45, 6 July 2006 (UTC)' abusing his power here: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration&diff=prev&oldid=20615346] If you search essjay’s talk-archive, he pulls the ph.d card on another wikimedian. Archive 37 I think.

”Article request

Mister Essjay – I’d like to request an article on Advocatus dei (God’s advocate) Raul654 06:09, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Article writing? Is that for the encyclopedia thing I keep hearing we have on here? Oh, and it’s Doctor Essjay, you lowly Ph.D. candidate! ;) Essjay (Talk • Connect) 07:45, 6 July 2006 (UTC)’

abusing his power here:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration&diff=prev&oldid=20615346]

]]> By: Cyde Weys http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Cyde Weys Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:28:19 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/#comment-339 I don't know, at this point, I wouldn't trust that too much. Most people probably aren't lying, but there's not really any way to be sure for any individual case without some real detective work. I don’t know, at this point, I wouldn’t trust that too much. Most people probably aren’t lying, but there’s not really any way to be sure for any individual case without some real detective work.

]]> By: bernie724 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-337 bernie724 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:51:29 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/02/more-fallout-over-the-essjay-scandal/#comment-337 I have read wikipedians argue that user pages can be what every disinformation is warrented what about this page? http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikimedians_by_college_major_or_degree I have read wikipedians argue that user pages can be what every disinformation is warrented what about this page?

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikimedians_by_college_major_or_degree

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