[lbo-talk] "kooks"

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Mon May 9 09:59:01 PDT 2005


It's interesting that Doug and you approached from your side are deemed "kooks" -- can't make that out at all. But that Doug's entry is quite "respectable"...no kook anywhere.

Sexism?

Joanna

Liza Featherstone wrote:


>Thanks so much for this. I laughed and laughed.
>
>I found an old version of mine
>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liza_Featherstone&oldid=12293129
>
>In which I'm identified as a "leftist kook" and married to "another kook
>Doug Henwood."
>
>Liza
>
>
>
>>From: Simon Huxtable <jetfromgladiators at yahoo.com>
>>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>>Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 13:49:02 +0100 (BST)
>>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>>Subject: [lbo-talk] Re: Fun with Wikipedia
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>From: Tom Walker <timework at telus.net>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>LBO could make a project of going in
>>>every three days and completely revising the Doug
>>>Henwood entry.
>>>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Henwood) Or Lou
>>>Proyect's Marxmail
>>>list could make that _their_ project. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>A short history of revisions made on April 14:
>>
>>Original
>>"Henwood is married to the journalist Liza
>>Featherstone."
>>
>>At 10:15, a user changed this to
>>"Henwood is married to another kook Liza
>>Featherstone."
>>
>>At 10:20, the user decided that this was too strong
>>"Henwood is married to another left-wing activist,
>>Nation-contributor Liza Featherstone."
>>
>>At 10:22, the same user decided to add a 'political'.
>>It's like perfecting a painting.
>>"Henwood is married to another left-wing political
>>activist, Liza Featherstone."
>>
>>At 11:22, the user 'Viajero' decided to undo all
>>revisions.
>>"Henwood is married to the journalist Liza
>>Featherstone."
>>
>>Simon
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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