Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-07-04/In the media

Thanks for another good Signpost! :-) Btw @User:JPxG, all that info about Lauren Oyler's apparent reliance on Wikipedia was first dredged up by Ann Manov in Bookforum[1] (in a takedown so bitter and splashy that the review itself became news [2]). Maybe the Substack article mentions that, I don't know. I'm stuck in the cold and barren land outside the paywall! Crunchydillpickle🥒 (talk) 08:43, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters by Gerry Davis & Kit Pedler

I was surprised that Nature's (very droll) satire wasn't inspired by the novel (itself a spin-off of Doomwatch, itself a cultural fossil. Then again, I recall it from another high school student having it –Class of '77, mind you! More seriously, it's good to see Wikipedia used as a format for satire...! kencf0618 (talk) 14:53, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info! Doomwatch#Series_One has a good paragraph on the first episode. It looks to me like this is just another example of "there's nothing new under the sun". If anybody sees more Fiction set on Wikipedia do please let us know at Suggestions. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 19:01, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I love this type of fiction, so this was a joy to read for me :) ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 11:49, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ADL

Some ADL discussion at Jimbotalk: User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#The_ADL_is_"generally_unreliable". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:22, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]