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Aaron, are you up to the task?

This is a big mess. In the ridiculous, ubiquitous, growing, and out-of-control worldwide discussion about credit scores, some know what they are talking about, and some don’t. And some should.  Employers are not permitted to check credit scores.  At least that’s what it says (verbatim) on Credit.com. Well, eventually that’s what it said. However, recently, riffing on a silly … Continue reading Aaron, are you up to the task?

Evidence that Rupert Murdoch is unfit

So, the problem is this: Mass media have repeated this myth so long and so loud that it will never go away. In statehouses, there has even been legislation passed and signed into law by the snookered to outlaw the notion behind the myth– even though the notion is not true. Meanwhile, even as it tries to own … Continue reading Evidence that Rupert Murdoch is unfit

Groundhog Day, 2012: Wikipedia – Jimbo vs. Cookiehead

“Groundhog Day, 2012: Wikipedia” updates the previous year’s entry, Groundhog Day, 2011.  In an exciting showdown, the guy most associated with Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, has his contribution edited by a Wikipedian named Cookiehead.  Including “Jimbo,” himself, the rogue editor, the New York Times and the Connecticut legislature, 2012 documents the source of inaccurate information and how it is disseminated by … Continue reading Groundhog Day, 2012: Wikipedia – Jimbo vs. Cookiehead

Wikipedia Vigil #1 – Easy edit you can make: Employers and credit scores

One day last week, finally, Wikipedia misinformed no one.  Today, the goofiness is back. On the eve of Groundhog Day, here is Vigil #1, a thread to follow the latest atrocity on Wikipedia.  One instance of goofy, wild, preposterous, ridiculously inaccurate and unsupported information has now lasted over 30 days. The consumer reporting agencies all state that they do … Continue reading Wikipedia Vigil #1 – Easy edit you can make: Employers and credit scores

Wikipedia’s Jimmy wales on myth about employers using credit scores

When the person most associated with Wikipedia edits a Wikipedia article, it’s news.  But, today, his side–the truth–is losing.  Here is what has happened, so far. December 8.  Wikipedian user 168.103.203.229 adds “Employers look at a[SIC] applicants[SIC] credit score prior to offering a position for employment and has[SIC] stirred controversy in many states,” a bogus (if … Continue reading Wikipedia’s Jimmy wales on myth about employers using credit scores