Comments for Akahele http://akahele.org Cautious web criticism Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:36:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on The anonymous swarm by Mark Woodard http://akahele.org/2009/05/the-anonymous-swarm/comment-page-1/#comment-2465 Mark Woodard Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:36:44 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=676#comment-2465 If only more than 51 people would hear this. If only more than 51 people would hear this.

]]> Comment on In the eye of the beholder by Violet Vernon http://akahele.org/2009/03/in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-2464 Violet Vernon Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:02:48 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=267#comment-2464 If I had a nickel for every time I came to akahele.org! Great read! If I had a nickel for every time I came to akahele.org! Great read!

]]> Comment on Tilikum and Wikipedia by Timothy Usher http://akahele.org/2010/02/tilikum-and-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-2450 Timothy Usher Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:58:06 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=1220#comment-2450 Thanks for this post, Greg. The prevailing view among "responsible" Wikipedians is that misinformation isn't particularly harmful, so long as it doesn't appear in a biography of a living person. This example illustrates that misinformation about any subject has the potential to harm readers in unforeseeable ways. Who knows if our deceased trainer consulted the Wikipedia article to determine whether she was at risk? We'd like to think that someone would know better, but the fact is that countless people who ought to know better rely upon Wikipedia anyhow, simply because it's free and easily accessible. Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects should be shut down, by law if necessary, until the Wikimedia Foundation accepts that ensuring the accuracy of what it publishes isn't just a good idea, but an ethical responsibility. Thanks for this post, Greg. The prevailing view among “responsible” Wikipedians is that misinformation isn’t particularly harmful, so long as it doesn’t appear in a biography of a living person. This example illustrates that misinformation about any subject has the potential to harm readers in unforeseeable ways. Who knows if our deceased trainer consulted the Wikipedia article to determine whether she was at risk? We’d like to think that someone would know better, but the fact is that countless people who ought to know better rely upon Wikipedia anyhow, simply because it’s free and easily accessible. Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects should be shut down, by law if necessary, until the Wikimedia Foundation accepts that ensuring the accuracy of what it publishes isn’t just a good idea, but an ethical responsibility.

]]> Comment on Tilikum and Wikipedia by Jon Awbrey http://akahele.org/2010/02/tilikum-and-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 Jon Awbrey Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:13:13 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=1220#comment-2449 Ya Really Gotta Watch Those Wales … Ya Really Gotta Watch Those Wales …

]]> Comment on Omidyar venturing out by Gregory Kohs http://akahele.org/2009/08/omidyar-venturing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-2448 Gregory Kohs Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:59:38 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=1079#comment-2448 Nobody said it was "evil". I'm just asking them to label it for what it is -- a seat was purchased on the board of trustees. End of story. That you'd find "hilarious" a desire to have a purportedly transparent organization be more honest about what is plain to the eye may say more about you than about me or any legion of banned Wikipedia editors. Nobody said it was “evil”. I’m just asking them to label it for what it is — a seat was purchased on the board of trustees. End of story.

That you’d find “hilarious” a desire to have a purportedly transparent organization be more honest about what is plain to the eye may say more about you than about me or any legion of banned Wikipedia editors.

]]> Comment on Nobody’s watching by Gregory Kohs http://akahele.org/2010/01/nobodys-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 Gregory Kohs Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:55:31 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=1216#comment-2447 Sure, we're still getting about 11 unique visitors a day to the domain. Admittedly, the publication schedule has dropped off; but then again, there are no external financial stakeholders or donors to our corporation, so it really is a case of "you get what you get". Sure, we’re still getting about 11 unique visitors a day to the domain. Admittedly, the publication schedule has dropped off; but then again, there are no external financial stakeholders or donors to our corporation, so it really is a case of “you get what you get”.

]]> Comment on Omidyar venturing out by hilarious http://akahele.org/2009/08/omidyar-venturing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-2446 hilarious Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:24:18 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=1079#comment-2446 I love two things about this: first, that it is somehow evil for a major donor to place someone on the board of trustees of a charity (no, actually, that's perfectly normal). Second, that as soon as it's published the Legion of the Banned happen along to sing your praises. Funny stuff! I love two things about this: first, that it is somehow evil for a major donor to place someone on the board of trustees of a charity (no, actually, that’s perfectly normal). Second, that as soon as it’s published the Legion of the Banned happen along to sing your praises. Funny stuff!

]]> Comment on Omidyar venturing out by Prashanth http://akahele.org/2009/08/omidyar-venturing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-2445 Prashanth Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:21:32 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=1079#comment-2445 Hmm...well researched blog. I appreciate it. Wandered here from a discussion somewhere in the hinterland of wikipedia's bureaucratic red tape. :) One would always like to imagine that WP will not succumb to the same ills that plague most organisations committed to public good, but depending on private money. I was sure, it was bound to happen....naivete to expect otw. That said, it is very disheartening for me as a WP editor of many years to learn this. Hmpf... Hmm…well researched blog. I appreciate it. Wandered here from a discussion somewhere in the hinterland of wikipedia’s bureaucratic red tape. :)

One would always like to imagine that WP will not succumb to the same ills that plague most organisations committed to public good, but depending on private money. I was sure, it was bound to happen….naivete to expect otw.

That said, it is very disheartening for me as a WP editor of many years to learn this. Hmpf…

]]> Comment on Nobody’s watching by Mark http://akahele.org/2010/01/nobodys-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-2444 Mark Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:09:54 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=1216#comment-2444 *tumbleweed* Is there anyone watching this blog? I haven't seen a post in over a month. I'm disappointed. *tumbleweed*

Is there anyone watching this blog? I haven’t seen a post in over a month. I’m disappointed.

]]> Comment on Ron Livingston battles phantom defendant by It’s the Casting Director Lee Dennison Story! at Wikipedia Review: Opinions and Editorials http://akahele.org/2009/12/ron-livingston-battles-phantom-defendant/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 It’s the Casting Director Lee Dennison Story! at Wikipedia Review: Opinions and Editorials Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:47:39 +0000 http://akahele.org/?p=1210#comment-2438 [...] picked up by most of the entertainment media, none of whom made any initial attempts to investigate whether or not “Lee Dennison” actually existed. (Ironically, because it bore no copyright, [...] [...] picked up by most of the entertainment media, none of whom made any initial attempts to investigate whether or not “Lee Dennison” actually existed. (Ironically, because it bore no copyright, [...]

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