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Both of Markson's accounts have empty block logs, am I missing something? Burpelson AFB (talk) 03:20, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There's been confusion I think because Slac said on the article's talk page that he was temporarily blocking (see Talk:Naomi_Robson#Temporary_block) and the incorrect terminology followed by a comment directed at Markson seemed to confuse the media even more-so than usual. Mumbrella were just one of several sites and reporters who read the talk page and thought Markson had been blocked. Sarah 03:46, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Uh, has anyone else noticed this quote from the article about opening Wikipedia India: “In India anyone who has internet access has functional literacy in English, so language is not a huge issue, but the way people interact with the articles, shows that there is a lack of ownership and understanding about the fact that they can own and edit the articles. Lack of an India chapter is an issue.” said Achal Prabhala, an advisory board member of Wikimedia Foundation.
I really hope that this is due to some sort of cultural misunderstanding, especially since this statement is coming from a WMF board member! Am I really the only person to have noticed this?!?
— V = I * R (Talk • Contribs) 03:53, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure Achal knows how Wikipedia works, so it might be a misquote or a misinterpretation. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 06:07, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]