Stop the Presses - Durova, WP Press Officer, Calls Congress (and, Does she not have a real job? Options

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Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - Aug 10, 2007
A Wikipedia spokesman confirmed the article had been written by one of its volunteer administrator/editors, who uses the pen name Durova. ... (urp, vomit reflux just happening)

A Wikipedia spokesman confirmed the article had been written by one of its volunteer administrator/editors, who uses the pen name Durova. In a telephone interview, she identified herself as Lise Broer of San Diego. Broer said Wikipedia has paid particular attention to submissions from congressional office computers since a “scandal” in 2006 over revisions to biographies of several members of Congress. In general, the revisions would delete negative information, such as broken campaign promises, and replace it with more favorable information.

Interesting. I wonder if the Foundation gave her name out, and phone number. I was thinking that she called them herself, but this time, it looks like she got a call independantly.

If she was just a normal admin, it would be a big deal for her to get interviewed once or twice (Swatjester comes to mind). But she doesn't just get interviewed. She actively calls journalists on her own initiative. She's a recidivist. Her focus on the removal of defamation, which is her own personal speciality to do to users, is pathological. Reminds me of the recent news about an outspoken anti-gay pundit Minister, who got caught offering a cop a blowjob. Same logic. Durova giving advice on how to avoid defamation is much like all those bible-beating preachers who wind up caught in bed with five hookers.

So how do you get her? Most news persons don't pay attention to who they are interviewing, and she comes off as sane if you don't follow her daily routine.

Durova apparently leaked Illena Rosenthal's name online, in an Wikipedia arbitration session, when it was previously obscured by Rosenthal's login. I got that off a random Google just now. Didn't she also have something to do with the latest Brandt undeletions of his AFDs? And she has the nerve to write articles inviting businesses (and now Congressional offices) to edit Wikipedia - albeit with pre-declared conflict of interest, so they have to lick her boots? (Thats what she wants - them to come ask her for help, yech. Maybe they should all go read her ED article before going there).

Today she has a Tennessee Congressman's office APOLOGIZING FOR NOT FOLLOWING WIKI-RULES. The roils bile in the belly. Also, this is a missed golden opportunity for a lawmaker to see the damage that Wikipedia could do - but instead of realizing how they damage normal people, he apologizes for being a government official who didn't follow policy. Was the policy ever made clear NOPE. But of course, in the Congressman's office, the policy is to apologize for any potential misdeed. This is appalling, of course. What to do? Suggestions, anyone? Task force team leader? Kohs? Aren't you the designated WR press officer (j/k, but isn't she sort of your anti-favorite person?).

Is anyone on WR good at writing articles? Could they follow-on to some of this nonsense with a reality check, of a better article, with the full monty?

As a side point, Durova is now 'outing' her own name (in the Knoxville article). Guess she's over the pseudonomomomous thing already.

This post has been edited by Disillusioned Lackey: Wed 15th August 2007, 11:48am

Do you know what the 3 major election issues are right now?

1) "Child abuse in Aboriginal communities"
2) Australia having thoroughly inadequate internet and falling far behind the rest of the world
3) Unions and work reform

I can bet that none of that is remotely interesting to anyone outside of Australia.

Just saying that that's why I don't know much about US internal policies. I am only interested in US foreign policy, because that's when it affects me.

Do you know what the 3 major election issues are right now?

1) "Child abuse in Aboriginal communities"
2) Australia having thoroughly inadequate internet and falling far behind the rest of the world
3) Unions and work reform

I can bet that none of that is remotely interesting to anyone outside of Australia.

Just saying that that's why I don't know much about US internal policies. I am only interested in US foreign policy, because that's when it affects me.

Karl Rove did affect you. He had more bearing on US foreign policy than did Condoleeza Rice. She was just the messenger. Rove and Cheney were by far the most powerful in there. For a time, also Rumsfeld, and Feith.

But anyways. This was out of a joke, from you saying you liked to promote the other guy to be the more powerful. That was my point in bringing it up.

Do you know what the 3 major election issues are right now?

1) "Child abuse in Aboriginal communities"
2) Australia having thoroughly inadequate internet and falling far behind the rest of the world
3) Unions and work reform

I can bet that none of that is remotely interesting to anyone outside of Australia.

Just saying that that's why I don't know much about US internal policies. I am only interested in US foreign policy, because that's when it affects me.

Karl Rove did affect you. He had more bearing on US foreign policy than did Condoleeza Rice. She was just the messenger. Rove and Cheney were by far the most powerful in there. For a time, also Rumsfeld, and Feith.

But anyways. This was out of a joke, from you saying you liked to promote the other guy to be the more powerful. That was my point in bringing it up.

Australia falling behind the rest iof the world in interent. lol that is the most ridiculous assertion I have heard here since....well since the latest Slim conspiracy theory.

Australia falling behind the rest iof the world in interent. lol that is the most ridiculous assertion I have heard here since....well since the latest Slim conspiracy theory.

I'll be more specific.

From 1992-1995, Australia was ranked around 3rd or 4th in the world in terms of fastest internet speeds, number of people on the internet, internet commerce and so forth.

John Howard's liberal party took over government in 1995.

Today, in 2007, Australia is ranked worse than 100th in the world, in all of those terms.

Australia has a far lower than normal level of people who have an internet connection, and most people have dialup, rather than broadband. Of those that do have broadband, it is significantly more expensive, and slower than other places in the world.

Many economists have suggested that this will lead to Australia becoming very poor in the future.

Of course, some people suggest that just because Australia is so backward in terms of internet doesn't necessarily mean anything bad at all. It certainly has gotten significantly worse in the time that John Howard's liberal party has been in power.