"Wikipedia has the possibility of being both the greatest informational source in human history, or the most corrupt propaganda dissemination tool imaginable." (source)
"But perhaps even more insidious [than cases such as the WifiOne] are clever editors with an agenda, some paid, some with socks. I believe such editors are likely to be working for various interests. I will be happy to watch and perhaps comment on your proposal, but again, I don't believe it can get past a group of determined and in some cases deeply hostile editing interests who will make it their continuing work to shame, blame and otherwise shout down any such proposals, and for reasons ranging from completely innocent and well-meaning to the darkest imaginable. Certainly, I hope to be proved wrong, but I believe TOU enforcement is going to have to come from the top down, and that all paid editing needs to be banned." (source)
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Contents
- 1 Emptiness
- 2 Need signature
- 3 Breaking News
- 4 Thanks...
- 5 Conflict of Interest Statement
- 6 Thank you!
- 7 Please comment on Talk:Political positions of Jeb Bush
- 8 This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2015)
- 9 Today's articles for improvement weekly vote
- 10 Co-op Pilot Results & Mentoring
- 11 The Signpost: 24 June 2015
- 12 Please comment on Talk:Copyfraud
- 13 Adminship
- 14 This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2015)
- 15 Today's articles for improvement weekly vote
- 16 Category:20th-century women artists
Emptiness
- We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel;
- But it is on the space where there is nothing that the usefulness of the wheel depends.
- We turn clay to make a vessel;
- But it is on the space where there is nothing that the usefulness of the vessel depends.
- We pierce doors and windows to make a house;
- And it is on these spaces where there is nothing that the usefulness of the house depends.
- We spend endless hours to create an online encyclopedia;
- But it is on the 'to be edited' space that the effort lives.
- Therefore just as we take advantage of what is, we should recognize the usefulness of what is not.
Need signature
Hi Buster7: just a note that you didn't sign your recent posts at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Editor Retention, so people may be wondering who posted it. Cheers, North America1000 21:45, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
Done . Buster Seven Talk 15:46, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
Breaking News
Hot off the presses... [1]
Lindsey Graham promises to have ‘a rotating first lady’ if elected president.
Before this news item can even be considered for a WP Article, the three most obvious questions require answers:
1) How many "Rotating First Ladies" will be required during a four-year term of office?
2) How long will the "Rotating First Ladies" rotate?
3) Where will the potential rotating take place? The White House? The Oval Office? Air Force One?
- . Buster Seven Talk 15:45, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
Thanks...
...for the kind words on my 100,000th edit. very kind of you! --Tenebrae (talk) 01:41, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
Conflict of Interest Statement
I think it’s very dangerous and wrong to allow a group of very strong, well-financed editors/individuals/companies who have no accountability to anyone other than their employers/stockholders/CEO's to have control over who gets access to the information in a Wikipedia article. Our readers don't know who writes the articles, who has input into the articles, who is gerrymandering the information to the benefit of their employer...not to the benefit of the article. . Buster Seven Talk 16:12, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
Thank you!
Thanks for the gesture of friendship. I agree with you - Wikipedia is an impressive achievement. I actually used to edit here quite a bit many years ago, but I got a little bit too hooked on it and had to stop! Something came over me to so some extensive work on the Sanders article and I've enjoyed it, so I figured "what the hell" and created this account. HappyWanderer15 (talk) 23:47, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
Please comment on Talk:Political positions of Jeb Bush
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Political positions of Jeb Bush. Legobot (talk) 00:09, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2015)
![]() The amounts of fat types in selected foods The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Previous selections: Nightlife • Sport • Buggy (automobile) Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:07, 22 June 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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Today's articles for improvement weekly vote
- Hello Buster7:
- This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaborations has begun at Week 29 of 2015. Thanks for participating!
Co-op Pilot Results & Mentoring
Hey there! The Co-op has been on a hiatus for a bit, but we are planning on opening up shop again soon. When you're able, please read over and respond to this update on our talk page. We have favorable results from our final report regarding the pilot, and we are interested in seeing who is available to mentor when we reopen our space and begin to send out invites again. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:16, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 24 June 2015
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- News and notes: Board of Trustees propose bylaw amendments
- Featured content: One eye when begun, two when it's done
- Arbitration report: Politics by other means: The American politics 2 arbitration
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Please comment on Talk:Copyfraud
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Adminship
And it's an honor to be supported by you. Thanks very much both for your support and your kind words at my RfA. I shall do my best to prove to be worthy of the privilege of serving. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:33, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2015)
A party in celebration of the Chinese Year of the Ox at a restaruant The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Previous selections: Fat • Nightlife • Sport Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:07, 29 June 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
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Today's articles for improvement weekly vote
- Hello Buster7:
- This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaborations has begun at Week 30 of 2015. Thanks for participating!
Category:20th-century women artists
And a couple of others now exist...created last month. I did some filling in yesterday. Thought this might be of interest to you - not sure if you were aware of them. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:45, 2 July 2015 (UTC)