[21:34:27] Hello, Ottava. Do you have something to share with the channel? [21:34:40] If you want to post the link, feel free. [21:37:46] On the contrary; you were the one who went out of your way to come here and pm random folks. If you want to say something like that, please actually say it, and say it to all. [21:38:24] The office chat is rather dead and it is easier to just ping particular people. They weren't random at all. [21:38:29] Oh. [21:38:41] And I totally forgot who you were, sorry. [21:38:45] * Isarra huggles Ottava. [21:38:51] I contacted everyone from the WMF who is on IRC except for Ironholds (obvious reasons) [21:38:59] Some people part of the other Wikimedias, etc [21:39:05] Anyone who may have had contact with the individual [21:39:21] That way they can make sure they were not mislead or such by them [21:39:24] "obvious reasons"? [21:39:28] Next time append an explanation instead of just using a creepy link, please. [21:39:55] You were blocking me :P [21:40:01] I assume I'm no longer on ignore [21:40:15] no, your /ignore has probably expired. Let me fix that for you. [21:40:23] Anyway [21:40:27] I apologise for bringing this up. [21:40:31] aaand done. Now I can go back to writing that [deleted] code [21:40:59] Isarra, no need to apologize. I contemplated just posting it in the channel but that doesn't mean people will necessarily see it if away [21:41:38] Why does it matter? This... thing. [21:42:53] Wikimedia Ambassador claimed to a news agency in Canada of being a faculty member and is vouching that the material can be trusted. He isn't a faculty member and his only Featured Article is mostly original research or plagiarism. [21:43:09] That is rather embarrasing. Not Essjay levels though. [21:43:24] There are probably proper folks to poke about such things. [21:43:33] Hence I poked Sue et al :P [21:43:47] Why did you poke me? I'm not from the WMF. [21:44:05] I was thinking you bumped into him before [21:44:13] He was kinda everywhere [21:45:09] Ah. I haven't, but I supposed that makes some sense. [21:45:14] I guess. [21:53:09] http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2012/11/29/meet-the-man-who-edited-130000-wikipedia-articles/ Since when did the ambassador's project allow students to publish their "finals papers" on Wikipedia? o.O [21:55:52] they didn't, afaik, unless the definition of "final papers" happend to be "orderly WP-article according to en.wp conventions" [22:13:44] Jan telco - this is the problem with reporters who take snippets from individuals not allowed to speak on behalf of the WMF and make up their own conclusions