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Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by thegna »

thegna wrote: post #60
ErsatzVerkehr wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In general, anyone can edit or delete Wikipedia pages. If you are a "notable person" then you can expect your edits to be reverted, however; on the other hand, if you are not very notable, a page about you would probably not survive very long anyway.

My original question was: let's say I'm a well-known person in my field, somebody created a Wikipedia profile page for me, and the page has been there for years. Is there anyway to have it deleted?

Yes, I would like to have the entire page deleted. Do you know what the procedure is?

Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by guycook »

edent wrote: post #70
bobsy wrote: post #62

I have never cared out Klout. The day my employer cares about it is the day I move on to bigger and better things. Regarding the guys website. When did it become a thing to make all content bold? I have been seeing this more and more. It's horrible. Recently The Guardian mobile website started using a bold font and I haven't used it since..

The font on my site shouldn't be bold (apart from the title). Mind if I ask which browser you're using?

It's quite heavy for me (too much for my liking as well) - Chrome 27 on OSX. The culprit is http://shkspr.mobi/blog/?custom-css=1&csblog=1&cscache=6&csr... giving a font-weight of 500. Probably affecting OSX people only

Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by spot »

doesn't google do the same thing? i don't see the problem here. they collect public info, run it through their proprietary algo, and try to monetize the results. so what?

Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by bobsy »

guycook wrote: post #72
edent wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The font on my site shouldn't be bold (apart from the title). Mind if I ask which browser you're using?

It's quite heavy for me (too much for my liking as well) - Chrome 27 on OSX. The culprit is http://shkspr.mobi/blog/?custom-css=1&csblog=1&cscache=6&csr... giving a font-weight of 500. Probably affecting OSX people only

The 500 weight makes the font look bold in both Firefox and Chrome. Both Latest. Windows 8.

http://imgur.com/YPHkdno

Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by p_apps »

vermontdevil wrote: post #27

The de facto opt-in without realizing is wrong. What if a future employer sees you have a high klout score and thinks you waste time on twitter etc? When in fact you only use it for keeping up with trends in tech world like web dev or python. It's nuts to be assigned a number without knowing how its generated. Also great use of the word frippery. Never saw that one before.

Seconded. I used the word 'frippery' in my opt-out comment. I only remember seeing this word in Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe books.

Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by edent »

bobsy wrote: post #75
guycook wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's quite heavy for me (too much for my liking as well) - Chrome 27 on OSX. The culprit is http://shkspr.mobi/blog/?custom-css=1&csblog=1&cscache=6&csr... giving a font-weight of 500. Probably affecting OSX people only

The 500 weight makes the font look bold in both Firefox and Chrome. Both Latest. Windows 8. http://imgur.com/YPHkdno

Thanks both. Fine in Linux - but will make some changes for those on lesser OSes :-)

Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by tommorris »

miguelrochefort wrote: post #4

What's up with all the drama? These arguments hold true for any service out there. Nowadays, it's almost like everyone is actively trying to find reasons to hate everything. How is that productive? Nothing stops you from sharing rumors without creating a big movement around them. Being part of a boycott doesn't make you more important.

> it's almost like everyone is actively trying to find reasons to hate everything. How is that productive?

Just helping natural selection along.

Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by sp332 »

ldng wrote: post #56
edent wrote: post #24

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I didn't participate. Klout hoover up public information. Are you on Twitter or Facebook? Congratulations! You are a Klout user by default! They have a score for you which they can then sell on. Sme with Kred. You don't sign up - they just assume passive consent.

How come ?! This is blatantly illegal in Europe ! I genuinely really don't see how they could get passive consent unless FB and Twitter themselves give them access. Or they just scrap public profiles ?

Just public profiles.

Re: Opt Out of Klout Now

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Post by tommorris »

thegna wrote: post #71
thegna wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My original question was: let's say I'm a well-known person in my field, somebody created a Wikipedia profile page for me, and the page has been there for years. Is there anyway to have it deleted?

Yes, I would like to have the entire page deleted. Do you know what the procedure is?

Wikipedia isn't opt-out: you can't opt-out of being written about in newspapers if you do things that make newspapers want to write about you. Wikipedia doesn't delete stuff just because the subject doesn't like or want the article. (Plenty of politicians don't like the fact that the articles about them accurately report the things they've said that they now find impolitic.) But it may be the case that you aren't notable, in which case we should delete it.

Easiest thing is to email me - tom@tommorris.org - I'm an admin who has handled hundreds, possibly thousands, of deletion debates. My Wikipedia account is here FYI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tom_Morris

Or you can email info-en-q@wikimedia.org and you'll get an email from someone (possibly me) who is an experienced Wikipedian who'll be able to have a look at the article and sort out any issues therein, put it under protection if there's been vandalism etc. or nominate it for deletion if it doesn't meet the notability requirements.

The 'Contact Wikipedia' link is at the bottom of every page and the email addresses are linked from there - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us

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