Comments on: My Mom thinks I’m notable http://alex.halavais.net/my-mom-thinks-im-notable Things that interest me. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:07:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Adam http://alex.halavais.net/my-mom-thinks-im-notable/comment-page-1#comment-208414 Adam Mon, 18 May 2009 21:35:25 +0000 http://alex.halavais.net/?p=2352#comment-208414 You may have more cohesive classes for 501, you may have more memorable, but I'll bet you will never have another one edit your Wikipedia entry to falsely name you a NAMBLA member to prove a point for that evening's class discussion. Probably for the best, all things considered, but c'est la guerre. James got his degree so I suppose the warranty has expired on direct retribution. :) You may have more cohesive classes for 501, you may have more memorable, but I’ll bet you will never have another one edit your Wikipedia entry to falsely name you a NAMBLA member to prove a point for that evening’s class discussion.

Probably for the best, all things considered, but c’est la guerre. James got his degree so I suppose the warranty has expired on direct retribution. :)

]]> By: David http://alex.halavais.net/my-mom-thinks-im-notable/comment-page-1#comment-207711 David Thu, 07 May 2009 15:57:09 +0000 http://alex.halavais.net/?p=2352#comment-207711 Unfortunately the Google News count will never help me to notability...my name is just too common. Those (few) occassions that I am mentioned are swamped by all those other David Stuarts. Giving credence to a Google News count also biases Wikipedia's selection of academics to blogger...after all, these days many journalists are googling academic experts for comments, and the bloggers rise to the top. Unfortunately the Google News count will never help me to notability…my name is just too common. Those (few) occassions that I am mentioned are swamped by all those other David Stuarts.

Giving credence to a Google News count also biases Wikipedia’s selection of academics to blogger…after all, these days many journalists are googling academic experts for comments, and the bloggers rise to the top.

]]> By: Mathieu O'Neil http://alex.halavais.net/my-mom-thinks-im-notable/comment-page-1#comment-207707 Mathieu O'Neil Thu, 07 May 2009 13:39:38 +0000 http://alex.halavais.net/?p=2352#comment-207707 Hi guys - first, I've beem neaning to apologize for a while for referring to you as "relatively junior" - it was just a way of making a point... What I was trying to say is closely related to what Jason says above... you both had nice things to say about WP / sort of treated WP like it was a big deal... this helped to make you "notable". Hi guys – first, I’ve beem neaning to apologize for a while for referring to you as “relatively junior” – it was just a way of making a point… What I was trying to say is closely related to what Jason says above… you both had nice things to say about WP / sort of treated WP like it was a big deal… this helped to make you “notable”.

]]> By: Jason Mittell http://alex.halavais.net/my-mom-thinks-im-notable/comment-page-1#comment-207684 Jason Mittell Thu, 07 May 2009 03:47:37 +0000 http://alex.halavais.net/?p=2352#comment-207684 Alex - I think the reason we're both considered worthy of inclusion is less the Google News count as much as the fact that a number of those hits come from discussions about Wikipedia. Bottom line: the hive mind of Wikipedia likes to validate those of us who validate it. So it's a form of digital log-rolling... Yours in Wikipedian Bad Objecthood, -Jason Alex – I think the reason we’re both considered worthy of inclusion is less the Google News count as much as the fact that a number of those hits come from discussions about Wikipedia. Bottom line: the hive mind of Wikipedia likes to validate those of us who validate it. So it’s a form of digital log-rolling…

Yours in Wikipedian Bad Objecthood,
-Jason

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