http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/ New Media researcher Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:04:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-111584 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:45:18 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-111584 [...] Update: This is exactly why Wikipedia cannot and should not be trusted in the courts or the law reviews. Fear of the unknown in this instance is fully justified. [...] […] Update: This is exactly why Wikipedia cannot and should not be trusted in the courts or the law reviews. Fear of the unknown in this instance is fully justified. […]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-72682 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:15:09 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-72682 and i don't know, how to make it bette. Nurit Hailey. and i don’t know, how to make it bette. Nurit Hailey.

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-24697 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:09:49 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-24697 [...] You can read more details of this in Andrew Lih’s blog and follow up post. Andrew is actually a Wikipedian himself who uses the name Fuzheado, a fact he discloses on his blog. Which is the direction that Wikipedia says it will now take - identity disclosure if credentials will be claimed. [...] […] You can read more details of this in Andrew Lih’s blog and follow up post. Andrew is actually a Wikipedian himself who uses the name Fuzheado, a fact he discloses on his blog. Which is the direction that Wikipedia says it will now take - identity disclosure if credentials will be claimed. […]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21629 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:29:12 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21629 [...] Todo esta falsa personalidad se difuminó cuando fue contratado por Wikia, un spin-off de los creadores de la Wikipedia, y admitió que era un joven de 24 años sin ninguna titulación universitaria. La reacción ante esta revelación ha sido múltiple. Es cierto que Essjay ha contribuido muchísimas horas de su tiempo a la Wikipedia, primero como contribuidor, y luego como administrador. Es una más de las personas que han hecho grande a la Wikipedia, y mucha gente le sigue admirando y teniendo respecto. Por otra parte, mucha gente se siente también lógicamente traicionada ante actuaciones como la citada anteriormente. Es posible que todo el contenido de la Wikipedia directa o indirectamente debido a él sea perfectamente correcto, pero ahora será posiblemente necesario verificar aquellos artículos en los que haya intervenido como moderador, y quizás reabrir algún debate. [...] […] Todo esta falsa personalidad se difuminó cuando fue contratado por Wikia, un spin-off de los creadores de la Wikipedia, y admitió que era un joven de 24 años sin ninguna titulación universitaria. La reacción ante esta revelación ha sido múltiple. Es cierto que Essjay ha contribuido muchísimas horas de su tiempo a la Wikipedia, primero como contribuidor, y luego como administrador. Es una más de las personas que han hecho grande a la Wikipedia, y mucha gente le sigue admirando y teniendo respecto. Por otra parte, mucha gente se siente también lógicamente traicionada ante actuaciones como la citada anteriormente. Es posible que todo el contenido de la Wikipedia directa o indirectamente debido a él sea perfectamente correcto, pero ahora será posiblemente necesario verificar aquellos artículos en los que haya intervenido como moderador, y quizás reabrir algún debate. […]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21575 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:16:24 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21575 [...] Apparently, one of the online encyclopedia’s contributors/ administrators isn’t what he appeared to be. Here’s a blog post that sums up what’s going on. [...] […] Apparently, one of the online encyclopedia’s contributors/ administrators isn’t what he appeared to be. Here’s a blog post that sums up what’s going on. […]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21416 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:24:33 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21416 [...] It gives me no pleasure to relate this, but the saga has come to an conclusion for now: the user Essjay has left Wikipedia and his recent position at Wikia.com. [...] […] It gives me no pleasure to relate this, but the saga has come to an conclusion for now: the user Essjay has left Wikipedia and his recent position at Wikia.com. […]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21282 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:45:37 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21282 [...] But after accepting a job at Wikia (a for-profit project of Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley), he told them about his real identity. Essjay is a 24-year-old from Kentucky with perhaps no college degree at all. I don’t want to repeat others, so take a look at the best summary of the whole story: Wikipedia Crisis in 60 Seconds. Here is a The New Yorker article on the subject. [...] […] But after accepting a job at Wikia (a for-profit project of Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley), he told them about his real identity. Essjay is a 24-year-old from Kentucky with perhaps no college degree at all. I don’t want to repeat others, so take a look at the best summary of the whole story: Wikipedia Crisis in 60 Seconds. Here is a The New Yorker article on the subject. […]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21008 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:15:38 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21008 Doug, As you can see from Comment #5, the third transgression has been posted. Doug, As you can see from Comment #5, the third transgression has been posted.

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21006 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:08:02 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-21006 [...] My 60 Second saga of Wikipedia introduced Essjay. He was accused, at best, of being deceitful and, at worst, a liar. A new third revelation sadly points to the latter. And it gives me no joy to report on the latest and most serious issue. Essjay makes an outrageous claim against the reporter in this controversy that cannot go unaddressed. (This claim is talked about extensively in special episode 12 of the Wikipedia Weekly podcast talking about the Essjay incident, but is detailed below.) As March started, the crisis broke and the community was buzzing. After a few days of silence, Essjay responded with a single brief message. Many felt it was not contrite, sounding more like a classic conditional “political apology”: I *am* sorry if anyone in the Wikipedia community has been hurt by my decision to use disinformation to protect myself. […] [...] […] My 60 Second saga of Wikipedia introduced Essjay. He was accused, at best, of being deceitful and, at worst, a liar. A new third revelation sadly points to the latter. And it gives me no joy to report on the latest and most serious issue. Essjay makes an outrageous claim against the reporter in this controversy that cannot go unaddressed. (This claim is talked about extensively in special episode 12 of the Wikipedia Weekly podcast talking about the Essjay incident, but is detailed below.) As March started, the crisis broke and the community was buzzing. After a few days of silence, Essjay responded with a single brief message. Many felt it was not contrite, sounding more like a classic conditional “political apology”: I *am* sorry if anyone in the Wikipedia community has been hurt by my decision to use disinformation to protect myself. […] […]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-20864 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:02:34 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/02/wikipedia-crisis-in-60-seconds/#comment-20864 so is the third point that Jimmy Wales only believes in himself and Wikipedia? so is the third point that Jimmy Wales only believes in himself and Wikipedia?

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