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Comment on Patriotic Kitsch from World War Two by Jenn Thorson

Jenn Thorson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:34:07 +0000

What, you mean it’s not in good taste to accuse guys with broken arms as having idle hands for Hitler? I’m SHOCKED! :) (Okay, no, you’re right…)

Thanks for the “shout-out,” Mark.

Comment on Online Forums: Blackboard and Wikispaces by Adam Frey

Adam Frey — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:15:25 +0000

Mark, nice article. Thanks for the insights.

FYI, we do have members stats on all our wikis. Click “Manage Space” then “Wiki Statistics” then the “members” tab. Might not be all you’re looking for but it’s useful.

Comment on Donald Duck Goes to War by Patriotic Kitsch from World War Two « Clio and Me

Patriotic Kitsch from World War Two « Clio and Me — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:01:08 +0000

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Comment on Online Forums: Blackboard and Wikispaces by Mark Stoneman

Mark Stoneman — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:14:25 +0000

Yes, a stats counter could give me aggregated statistics, but Blackboard gives statistics for each individual user, which can help with assessment for class participation grades.

Comment on Online Forums: Blackboard and Wikispaces by Dear To Toronto

Dear To Toronto — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:55:20 +0000

Mark:
My cent-wise about your first para is as follows.
To your wiki add a stats counter (if you are allowed)–the tool can be visible or invisible. Better use your google account and go with google analytics. You can easily track your visitors (incl students).
Does this make sense to you?

Comment on Lessons from the Classroom by Online Forums: Blackboard and Wikispaces « Clio and Me

Online Forums: Blackboard and Wikispaces « Clio and Me — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:25:02 +0000

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Comment on Greatest Russians in History? by Midwest Mom

Midwest Mom — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:15:41 +0000

Let the rehabilitation begin in earnest. This has been going on for years.

If there’s one thing the former FSB leaders of Russia has done since Putin came to power, it is to gradually prepare the country to “remember it’s former greatness.”

Murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaia wrote in her diary (May 3, 2005,)

The authorities are insisnuating ever more busily, on television and in speeches by their most prmominent figures, that Stalin was really not as bad as he was subsequently made out to be. The unveiling of new monuments to Stalin in recognition of his great contribution to victory in the Second World War features prominently on the news. The Human Rights Association has ruged opposition to these attempts to impose official veneration of The Leader. In a statement it commented:

After all that our people have learned about the superhuman brutality and vileness of Stalin, his moral and political rehabilitation could only mean that in our country any political immorality is permissible and any crime committed by the state can be justified if its enormity is sufficiently mind-numbing. We must never forget that the main victim of Stalinism was the Russian people.

The democrats have missed the boat again. Re-Stalinization is a reality. (A Russian Diary, pp. 264-265)

These chilling words were written eighteen months before Politkovskaia was gunned down in front of her home “as a birthday president to Vladimir Putin.” As of 2007, her memoir, A Russian Diary, was not being published in Russia.

(The memoir was reviewed in the NYTimes Review of Books in July 2007. It is a must-read, in my opinion.)

Comment on Good Old Stalin by Greatest Russians in History? « Clio and Me

Greatest Russians in History? « Clio and Me — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:08:23 +0000

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Comment on Professor Wikipedia by Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:12:07 +0000

That was stinkin’ hilarious! I loved the end too with Professor Britannica. Thanks for sharing that!

Comment on Professor Wikipedia by Jaffer

Jaffer — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:11:39 +0000

LOL ! Yes, I pretty much behave the same when I am on Wikipedia. Although I don’t tend to get distracted by the other links as much as I used to.

And there’s no way you’ll find me in the talk pages.

The donation-jar was hilarious ! Maybe You oughtta try it too ;-)

And what can we say about Britannica ? Seriously they should’ve learned their lesson by now.