[cctalk] Re: Wikipedia (Was: Elliott Algol)

On Feb 21, 2025, at 09:17, David Wise via cctalk &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; wrote: It was many years ago so my memory is spotty. I think that yes they rolled back my edits and "explained" on the Talk page. Their explanation sounded specious to me. If you want to look, it was about the RIAA playback and recording curves. I asserted that the Y axis was velocity, not amplitude, backing it up with quotes from the DRA and the service manual for a cutting lathe, and they flatly denied it. When I pushed back they called it original research. When I pointed out that the info was published, they said it was "too niche". I concluded that they regarded the page as their empire, and I haven't looked since. Gotta pick your battles or you wind up in an xkcd cartoon. ________________________________ From: Alan Perry via cctalk &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2025 1:16 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; Cc: Alan Perry &lt;aperry(a)snowmoose.com&gt; Subject: [cctalk] Wikipedia (Was: Elliott Algol) In these cases, did someone roll back your changes? Was discussion added to the Talk tab? I do enough Wikipedia edits that I get to vote on board membership. Or used to. I have only done a few edits in recent years. The trickiest edit has been the page for a woman who was a child actor in the 70s but is now a doctor. The info in her page was wrong (and unattributed) and she hasn't done any interviews in 20 years or described in any media coverage what she has done since leaving the entertainment business. I got her e-mail address and exchanged messages with her. It was completely surreal. We discussed what she wants the general public to know about her now. I asked if she was sure on a few points, e.g., when I thought it might be too specific on where she is now. What is on the page about her is what she felt comfortable with (as of 2019-2020). To get around the "no original research" thing, I added a Talk tab section explaining all of the above and offered to make the email exchanges available (with her contact info redacted). That was 5-6 years ago and no one has edited the page since. If someone has something they think should be in a Wikipedia page and had it removed, I can help get it added to a Talk tab entry at a minimum. > On 2/17/25 8:26 AM, David Wise via cctalk wrote: > In my case, the self-appointed gatekeeper rejected material from the AES Disk Recording Anthology. > > ________________________________ > From: Ken Seefried via cctalk &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2025 12:55 PM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; > Cc: Ken Seefried &lt;seefriek(a)gmail.com&gt; > Subject: [cctalk] Re: Elliott Algol > > On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM Cameron Kaiser via cctalk < > cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; wrote: > >> I admit to a bit of pique here: I don't even bother updating Wikipedia >> articles >> anymore because they'll always get reverted by someone with less of a life >> than >> me for any number of specious reasons. >> >> > This is an almost perfect description of my experience of Wikipedia.