Re: NEWSWEEK: Manipulating Wikipedia to Promote a Bogus Business School

Not quite sure which part of the article gives anyone the impression that
there is any kind of legal sanction against Wikipedia ?

Quality of journalism these days is definitely questionable, and this
article isn't a shining exception either. However, the article seemed
factual  and in my view, subtly tells us what "we" already know,
i.e.everything one reads on the internet is not true (with reality being
quite to the contrary), and clearly Wikipedia is no exception, however what
is ?

The fact that people who have had a long association with the internet, the
IT world, have had access to unlimited flow of conspiracy theories (many
that seem to be backed by extremely strong reason) have managed to overcome
their naivety, and are thus careful in trusting "sources of knowledge"
(including news papers, blogs and collaborative online encyclopedias).
Heck, for that matter, I think all of us "know better" (or we believe that
we know better) about what the text-books teach us. Manipulating people
through misinformation is nothing new. However, are the rest really
"idiots" ?

India GII is a very tolerant list, which is good. It is a reflection of
what a good society should be, giving everyone a chance to air their views
- however it is still no justification for making personal attacks. It
gives lot more credibility to statements like "misguided activists and
diabolical legal heads..." if there were anything to substantiate such
views, else it is nothing more than rant and hot air.


On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Ratnendra Pandey <[email protected]>
wrote:

> This news article is more misleading than the advertisement by school in
> question. It seeks to create  an impression of some kind of legal sanction
> against Wikipadea. Am I missing something? At the end of the day it is
> privilege of a website to decide who keeps an admin and editing privileges.
> So what is the issue here?
>
> As for some people duped by the said business school, how is that fault of
> wikipadea? If the said school had a giant billboard next to a road, should
> the state,or pad, or nhai be responsible for what is written on the bill
> board.
>
> God save india from these misguided activists and diabolical legal heads
> like Sarabjit, and the people who write laws that even give some credence
> to the filings by Sarabjit, and allow strained legal system to be further
> strained.
>
>
> I do not see what is so difficult to understand in the idea that you
> cannot legislate intelligence nor you can protect an idiot no matter how
> you regulate. Crooks will find ways to dupe fools. It is in best interest
> of idiots to acquire some intellegence and learn from there own mistakes
> and from those of others.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ratnendra Pandey
>
>
> ------------------------------
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:58:18 +0530
> To: [email protected]
> CC: India-gii-IAPFreCvJWP2/[email protected]
> Subject: Re: [india-gii] NEWSWEEK: Manipulating Wikipedia to Promote a
> Bogus Business School
>
>
> Kudos, for a job well done.
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 9:40 PM, sarbajit roy <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Manipulating Wikipedia to Promote a Bogus Business School
>
>
> http://www.newsweek.com/2015/04/03/manipulating-wikipedia-promote-bogus-business-school-316133.html
> By Alastair Sloan / March 24, 2015 12:20 PM EDT
>
> Vickram and/or veteran Wikimedians on this channel can know that on 13
> March 2015 I had already filed a formal IT Act case concerning
> 'inter-alia' these gangs of rogue extortionate Wikipedia
> administrators hiding behind their anonymity and multiple fictitious
> IDs and who have given Indian Wikimedians a bad name.
>
> In my complaint I have asked for "Wifione" to be unmasked and
> prosecuted for ruining the lives of thousands of Indian students. My
> action was preceded by 2 years of dialog by our side with fellow
> Wikipedians / WMF and a 3 month action in Switzerland brought by WMF
> against me which then gave me a cause of action to file the IT case in
> India.
>
> In our instances, we were subjected to illegal demands and financial
> threats since 2013 and my dialog with Wikimedia Foundation's legal
> counsel repeatedly ran into a brick wall of solid indifference and
> evasions to protect their anonymous admins. It was only thanks to a
> proactive Indian board member that things started moving and 5 old
> time Wikimedia Admins were eventually "globally banned" in December
> 2014 as a result of coordinated efforts between veteran members of the
> WIKIMEDIA community who had seceded in 2008 from the WMF's "projects"
> after realizing what d****b*gs they were.
>
> Sarbajit
>
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