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D. F. Lovett

@dflovett.bsky.social

I write Edit History on Substack and some other stuff.

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D. F. Lovett@dflovett.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Realized I haven't posted anything about Top Ten Scary Games You Can Play in Your Head, By Yourself on here. Okay, rectifying that. It's a book that's real and you should buy it.

Jeff Rueter@jeffrueter.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking at where recent ex-MLS coaches are, found out someone created a Wikipedia account solely to edit the page for John Herdman. April 9, 2025 was when news broke that Bayern was considering legal action after Alphonso Davies' knee injury. That day's edits bigged up his legacy - blue/right=new.

Wiki profile history for username AnnWinterburneWikipedia edits to John Herdman's page adding that he's "widely recognized for his contributions to Canadian soccer. He is the only coach to have led both a women's and men's national team from the same country to a FIFA World Cup.Wikipedia edits on John Herdman's wikipedia, showing removal of mention that Canada Soccer's "independent committee informed the parties that Mr. Herdman was found to have committed misconduct under the Canada Soccer Disciplinary Code."Wikipedia edits on John Herdman's page showing added editorialization of his time with the Canada women's national team. "Canada women were in disarray. Some veteran players were contemplating early retirements until Herdman arrived."
John Muller@johnspacemuller.com · 8mo ago

The mysterious Ann Winterburne — who has only ever edited John Herdman's Wikipedia page — was back at it again last month, deleting the entire Canada drone spying scandal section while Herdman was in talks with the Indonesian national team

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Jeff Rueter@jeffrueter.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking at where recent ex-MLS coaches are, found out someone created a Wikipedia account solely to edit the page for John Herdman. April 9, 2025 was when news broke that Bayern was considering legal action after Alphonso Davies' knee injury. That day's edits bigged up his legacy - blue/right=new.

Wiki profile history for username AnnWinterburne
D. F. Lovett@dflovett.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I've written two things about Jeffrey Epstein, Wikipedia and SEO. I'm seeing a lot of stories saying he used SEO to bury his negative results. I think a more accurate depiction is that he *tried* to do that.

Stephen Harrison@stephenharrison.com · last yr.

This guy edited the new pope's Wikipedia page to say he was a Cubs fan—everyone was saying it, and there was a source (USA Today) to back it up. Then the new pope's brother confirmed that Leo has always been a White Sox fan. Lesson: Verifiability ≠ truth. edithistory.substack.com/p/i-edited-p...

I edited Pope Leo XIV's Wikipedia article to say he was a Cubs fan.

But I'm not the one who started the rumor. I swear, I did nothing wrong.

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