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How do you identify non-XC users? Do you use a script? Polygnotus (talk) 20:26, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just go to their contributions and see if they have more or less than 500 edits. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 20:29, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK so User:Polygnotus/Scripts/XC.js puts a green ✔ next to usernames who are XC and a red ✘ next to those who are not. Do you have any feature requests? For example, it might also be convenient to have a list of non-XC users who have commented on the current page (but I should probably turn that into a separate script). Polygnotus (talk) 20:40, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can install it by adding this:

importScript('User:Polygnotus/Scripts/XC.js');

to this page:

User:IOHANNVSVERVS/common.js

Any constructive feedback is welcome! Polygnotus (talk) 21:03, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that she is currently the target of a smear campaign. In Germany, there were two incidents in the past couple of weeks where her lectures were either canceled or moved to digital formats due to pressure from pro-Israeli lobbying groups, accompanied by the usual accusations of antisemitism. The article in Werkblaad fits well into this picture.

Since the accusation concerning her doctoral thesis is likely either false or only half-true, I'm now suspicious about the timing and the inadequate wording of the Edit Requests, which were almost bound to be rejected. Do you think it makes sense to reach out to the Institute of Social Studies to simply ask whether she was ever a Research Fellow there? I would like to avoid Wikipedia being misused for a smear campaign.

I found the same information about her Research Fellowship on globalist.it (2023), Al-Ahram, and Libero Quotidiano (2024).

It also seems inaccurate, as the spokesperson from the Erasmus University allegedly stated, that she is “in no way related” to the university. Just two days ago, she gave a lecture at that institute. During the talk, she mentioned that the Erasmus University was the first university to "establish a partnership" with her after her appointment around 2022. In 2024, her assistant was simultaneously a Research Fellow at the Erasmus University (apparently also at this institute; her professor was Jeff Handmaker). This was already spun into a minor smear campaign back then. In the same year, Albanese conducted a multi-part webinar at the ISS. It seems that the institute hosts an association called “Academic Friends of the Mandate” (mentioned again in her 2025 lecture), which collects donations for her. Therefore, it appears that there are indeed some connections between this institute and Albanese.

Best, DaWalda (talk) 23:45, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I can't say I consider the information very significant one way or the other, if I'm honest. If you think it's important I'd suggest mentioning it on the Albanese talk page, but please be aware of WP:NOTFORUM. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]