http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/ New Media researcher Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:51:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/#comment-197692 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:41:18 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/#comment-197692 Magnificent collection of prayers - and I haven\'t begun to explore the rest of the website!0 Magnificent collection of prayers - and I haven\’t begun to explore the rest of the website!0

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/#comment-23693 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:05:09 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/#comment-23693 If (and only if) Stacy engaged in dodgy practices for this story, then she's probably done so for other stories, and might do so in future stories. If (and only if) Stacy engaged in dodgy practices for this story, then she’s probably done so for other stories, and might do so in future stories.

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/#comment-23245 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:16:23 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/#comment-23245 [...] Andrew Lih is a regular Wikipedia Blogger and one of the smart voices behind the Wikipedia Weekly Podcast. But he makes this list because hands down, he had the best coverage of the Essjay Affair. Though I’ve written that I have sympathy for Essjay, Andrew makes a pretty compelling case against the sort of personality that can lie on the phone with the New Yorker, and perform some pretty expert circumlocution. [...] […] Andrew Lih is a regular Wikipedia Blogger and one of the smart voices behind the Wikipedia Weekly Podcast. But he makes this list because hands down, he had the best coverage of the Essjay Affair. Though I’ve written that I have sympathy for Essjay, Andrew makes a pretty compelling case against the sort of personality that can lie on the phone with the New Yorker, and perform some pretty expert circumlocution. […]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/#comment-21617 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:48:22 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/03/05/essjay-departure-questions-remain-for-the-new-yorker/#comment-21617 I'm a bit frustrated by the attitude a lot of Wikipedians seem to have now that, with Essjay gone, the crisis is over and we should all get back to work (although I'm confident that this is not what Andrew meant in this blog post). Very little of this is about Essjay personally. He did some things he shouldn't have done; if this had stayed in-house and Essjay now came clean and apologised, I don't think there would be much to talk about. What's more interesting and important is how the situation was handled by Wikipedia: What, if any, blame belongs to people other than Essjay? Did Jimbo's response to the public relations damage help the situation or hurt? Should Essjay have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee? How should we think about these issues in the future? I don't think those questions have been settled at all. I’m a bit frustrated by the attitude a lot of Wikipedians seem to have now that, with Essjay gone, the crisis is over and we should all get back to work (although I’m confident that this is not what Andrew meant in this blog post). Very little of this is about Essjay personally. He did some things he shouldn’t have done; if this had stayed in-house and Essjay now came clean and apologised, I don’t think there would be much to talk about. What’s more interesting and important is how the situation was handled by Wikipedia: What, if any, blame belongs to people other than Essjay? Did Jimbo’s response to the public relations damage help the situation or hurt? Should Essjay have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee? How should we think about these issues in the future? I don’t think those questions have been settled at all.

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