Perhaps this topic could be taken up in another thread?
-Mike
On Sep 20, 2014 4:22 PM, "Edward M. Corrado" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I don't know anything about the lawsuit or what has transpired to cause it,
> but since when does an H-index score make one a notable librarian? Many
> notable librarians don't publish anything at all.
>
> Edward
>
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Lisa, I hadn't know about this so I just spend some time reading the
> items
> > you list below. I was primarily motivated to do so because I had never
> > heard of this "famous" librarian, Joe Murphy. (I must be in a different
> > conference circuit than he is.)
> >
> > I also was interested because I've recently joined the hardworking group
> > of Wikipedians who work to distinguish between notable persons and able
> > self-promoters. In doing so, I've learned a lot about how self-promotion
> > works, especially in social media. In Wikipedia, to be considered
> notable,
> > there needs to be some reliable proof - that is, third-party references,
> > not provided by the individual in question. In terms of accomplishments,
> > for example for academics, there is a list of "measures", albeit not
> > measurable in the scientific sense. [1]
> >
> > Just for a lark, look at the Google scholar profiles for Joe Murphy,
> RoyT,
> > and for myself:
> >
> > http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zW1lb04AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
> > http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LJw73cAAAAAJ&hl=en
> > http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m4Tx73QAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
> >
> > The "h-index", while imprecise, is about as close as you get to something
> > one can cite as a measure. It's not a decision, but it is an indication.
> >
> > I put this forward not as proof of anything, but to offer that reputation
> > is extremely hard to quantify, but should be looked at with a critical
> eye
> > and not taken for granted. It also fits in with what we already know,
> which
> > is that men promote themselves in the workplace more aggressively than
> > women do. In fact, in the Wikipedia group, we mainly find articles about
> > men whose notability is over-stated. (You can see my blog post on the
> > problems of notability for women. [2])
> >
> > I greatly admire your stand for free speech. Beyond this, I will contact
> > you offline with other thoughts.
> >
> > kc
> > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_%28academics%29
> > [2] http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2014/09/wpnotability-and-women.html
> >
> >
> > On 9/20/14, 9:16 AM, Lisa Rabey wrote:
> >
> >> Friends:
> >>
> >>
> >> I know many of you have already been boosting the signal, and we thank
> >> you profusely for the help.
> >>
> >> For those who do not know, Joe Murphy is currently suing nina and I in
> >> $1.25M defamation case because
> >>
> >> From our official statement
> >> (http://teamharpy.wordpress.com/why-are-we-being-sued/)
> >>
> >> "Mr. Murphy claims that Ms. Rabey “posted the following false,
> >> libelous and highly damaging tweet accusing the plaintiff of being a
> >> ‘sexual predator'”3. He further claims that Ms. de jesus wrote a blog
> >> post that “makes additional false, libelous, highly damaging,
> >> outrageous, malicious statements against the plaintiff alleging the
> >> commission of sexual harassment and sexual abuse of women and other
> >> forms of criminal and unlawful behaviour”4.
> >>
> >> Both Ms. Rabey and Ms. de jesus maintain that our comments are fair
> >> and are truthful, which we intend to establish in our defense. Neither
> >> of us made the claims maliciously nor with any intent to damage Mr.
> >> Murphy’s reputation."
> >>
> >> Right now we need the following most importantly:
> >>
> >> 1. We have a call out for additional witnesses
> >> (http://teamharpy.wordpress.com/call-for-witnesses/), which have
> >> started to filter in more accounts of harrassment. Please, PLEASE, if
> >> you know/seen/heard anything about the plaintiff, or know someone who
> >> might -- please have them get in touch.
> >>
> >> 2. Share our site (http://teamharpy.wordpress.com) which includes
> >> details of the case and updates. Please help us get the word out to as
> >> many people as possible about the plaintiff's attempt to silence those
> >> speaking up against sexual harassment and why you won't stand for it.
> >>
> >> 3.
> >> onations: Many, many of you have asked to help donate to fund our
> >> mounting legal costs. We will have a donation page up soon. Even if
> >> you cannot help financially, please share across your social networks.
> >>
> >> We will not be silenced. We will not be shamed.
> >>
> >> Thank you again. The outpouring of support that has been happening has
> >> made this all very much worth while.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Lisa
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > --
> > Karen Coyle
> > [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net
> > m: +1-510-435-8234
> > skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600
> >
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