D. F. Lovett

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.

University of Minnesota professor enters Hennepin County attorney race as ‘innovator’ candidate Francis Shen has focused his career on researching the intersection of neuroscience and the law and wants to bring “21st century” prosecution to Hennepin County.

Grateful for the Star Tribune coverage. Our message is simple: every neighborhood deserves to feel safe, and we’re ready to do the work.
#ShenForSafety
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lol thanks

A good read for non-Minnesotans.

Minnesota is not an imaginary place on the internet. A lot of people have a lot to say about a place they don't know.

I wrote something about Minnesota: edithistory.substack.com/p/minnesota-...

I interviewed the aspiring Julian Assange of Wikipedia I hope no one gets mad at me.

I interviewed the aspiring Julian Assange of Wikipedia. edithistory.substack.com/p/i-intervie...

Wiki profile history for username AnnWinterburne

Wikipedia 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."

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.

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

Chili’s doesn’t have chili on the menu anymore. Should Wikipedia include this fact? (Plus, read to the end for a minor defense of Grokipedia.)

I wrote about Chili's: edithistory.substack.com/p/chilis-doe...

Thanks for sharing, @billadair.com !

Did Jeffrey Epstein edit his own Wikipedia article? I think there's a good chance he did, in 2007 at least.

Some fascinating detective work here by DF Lovett on the edits to Jeffrey Epstein's Wikipedia page. open.substack.com/pub/edithist...

wasn’t my most out-there take, but still… called it

Jeffrey Epstein started a sports blog in 2010 He was trying to do SEO. It didn't work very well.

Here's my second, about his 2010 SEO strategy and the sports blog he created to try to bury negative results: edithistory.substack.com/p/jeffrey-ep...

Did Jeffrey Epstein edit his own Wikipedia article? I think there's a good chance he did, in 2007 at least.

Here's the first one I wrote, about my suspicion that he was attempting to edit his own Wikipedia article in 2007 (before he hired people) to remove all negative (and accurate) information about him: edithistory.substack.com/p/did-jeffre...

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.

thank you!

Thanks for sharing this! It's pretty crazy. Epstein was Grantland before Grantland.

Jeffrey Epstein started a sports blog in 2010 He was trying to do SEO. It didn't work very well.

the full text of "MICHAEL VICK REDEEMED? by Jeffrey Epstein" is reprinted here in case uh anyone was curious edithistory.substack.com/p/jeffrey-ep...

Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.

"Wikipedia has become the next target, and a more stubborn one... its contributors are difficult for any particular state to persecute... there's no government funding to cut off or advertisers to boycott. And it's so popular and useful that even highly repressive governments hesitate to block it."

I interviewed the journalist who interviewed Brian Wilson about Norbit Because someone had to figure out if this pervasive internet rumor was true.

This was a pleasure to write: edithistory.substack.com/p/i-intervie...

I'll stand by it as a good faith bad edit!

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.

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.

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Stephen Harrison’s The Editors is the Most Relevant Novel I’ve Read I understand that sounds like hyperbole. Let me explain.

Shoutout to @dflovett.bsky.social for confirming that my Wikipedia inspired novel is, in fact, a “banger.”

Full write-up in his newsletter, Edit History.

open.substack.com/pub/edithist...

Je connais, y'a même des citations de moi dans la presse de l'époque 😅

So there was a failed attempt by Google to create a Wikipedia competitor.
@dgoldman.bsky.social @revmagdalen.bsky.social

thank you! I appreciate you reading and sharing. Things have been a bit of a whirlwind for me since Flaa shared her YouTube video about this.

Remember Knol, Google’s user-generated Encyclopedia? Yeah, me neither.

Here's my latest Substack thing, about Knol, something I had never heard of but is one of Google's past failures: edithistory.substack.com/p/remember-k...

Thank you! Working on the follow-up from it.

Glad you liked it and thank you for sharing!

Was Wikipedia manipulated as part of the Blake Lively smear campaign? I think it was. Here's what I've learned.

"Was Wikipedia manipulated as part of the Blake Lively smear campaign?" a compelling investigation + a good read by @dflovett.bsky.social