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I think this is one of the most interesting pieces ever submitted to Signpost in terms of this being an evidence-supported narrative of how shenanigans significantly contributed to the establishment of United States legislation, court precedent, medical policy, and political platforms. As this is a transgender political piece, getting this out now in election season would be timely. Bluerasberry (talk)20:55, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My disinfo report I talked about above is ready. It's in my standard disinfo report style, so I'd usually put in here. But it looks like Special report is open, I'll post it there and let other people switch things around if necessary. Smallbones(smalltalk)21:50, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Of course, at least one of the less serious sections can be moved down, maybe even to an "Odd bits" section. I do these sections when I don't see big news stories for the next issue, so please consider them to be more like features than news. I wouldn't be offended if sometimes one gets removed.
But the Jewish media coverage section has some major problems, e.g. there was a very reasonable response from a Jewish source that doesn't seem to be mentioned. Also the top quote borders on hate speech, e.g the Soros -Tides - (and presumably the Endowment was being referred to here) part near the end.
The included quote
"The truth is that WMF, together with the Wikimedia Endowment, holds over $350 million in assets. This means that with no further donations or investments, Wikipedia can continue operating comfortably for over a century. Yet its relationship with Big Tech has only deepened and diversified."
only shows a huge amount of ignorance. How can a $180-$200 million annual budget be covered for a century by a $350 million fund? Rather than intentionally trying to make people look stupid (in a very serious case like this), just leave it out.
You may have noticed that I haven't been writing up anything related to Israel or Gaza for about 10 months. I have mixed and even contradictory views on the situation, and I figure I'd be sure to insult somebody (maybe even both sides) even without reporting what I consider to be all the relevant facts. I'm just not the person to write about the situation. I will say that I see similar views to mine in the Israeli press.
Andreas, you need to rewrite this without my help. 1st, don't have the section dominated by big green quote boxes. Smallbones(smalltalk)
@Jayen466, JPxG, and Bri: btw the Jewish Journal was the "reasonable source" I mentioned above, though Andreas and I obviously have very different takes on that article. It's long enough that you can find what you want in it. Smallbones(smalltalk)
Bri, there's a story that I might write up (or you can) about a mayoral candidate in Portland, OR Rene Gonzalex (politician) paying $6,000 in city funds for writing the Wikipedia article on himself. The talk page has just as much from his representative. Smallbones(smalltalk)22:07, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The ANI case opened against one of our Signpost editors because of a question he asked an In the news-related firm for the upcoming issue seems newsworthy to me. ☆ Bri (talk) 13:40, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. This would pour fuel onto the fire at ANI, which is ongoing and unresolved. The Signpost should make a decision after it's been resolved. The complaint is about The Signpost, so it seems very gossipy and tabloidy for The Signpost react in this way. Svampesky (talk) 17:37, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As usual, we are preparing this regular survey on recent academic research about Wikipedia, doubling as the Wikimedia Research Newsletter (now entering its fourteenth year). Help is welcome to review or summarize the many interesting items listed here, as are suggestions of other new research papers that haven't been covered yet. Regards, HaeB (talk) 01:34, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was thinking that I should give a warning about the controversial practice of short selling. While strongly regulated in the US, and very controversial, it is legal and has been practiced widely (since the 1600s in the Netherlands, 1820s in the US).
I've posted in the article:
"Readers should be aware that short selling, the practice of betting that a stock's price will go down, is a controversial business and that many short sellers have been accused of exaggerating their reports in order to drive the stock price down further. We are not aware of any such accusations in this case."
@JPxG: It will certainly be worth your time to fact check this very carefully before publishing. Strong accusations and controversy often follow short selling reports. Smallbones(smalltalk)16:12, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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