D. F. Lovett
@dflovett.bsky.social
I write Edit History on Substack and some other stuff.
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Some fascinating detective work here by DF Lovett on the edits to Jeffrey Epstein's Wikipedia page. open.substack.com/pub/edithist...
Did Jeffrey Epstein edit his own Wikipedia article?
I think there's a good chance he did, in 2007 at least.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Some fascinating detective work here by DF Lovett on the edits to Jeffrey Epstein's Wikipedia page. open.substack.com/pub/edithist...
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wasn’t my most out-there take, but still… called it
October 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
wasn’t my most out-there take, but still… called it
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.
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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.
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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...
Jeffrey Epstein started a sports blog in 2010
He was trying to do SEO. It didn't work very well.
edithistory.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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...
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"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."
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
www.theverge.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"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."
This was a pleasure to write: edithistory.substack.com/p/i-intervie...
I interviewed the journalist who interviewed Brian Wilson about Norbit
Because someone had to figure out if this pervasive internet rumor was true.
edithistory.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This was a pleasure to write: edithistory.substack.com/p/i-intervie...
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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...
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.
edithistory.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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...
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...
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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...
Full write-up in his newsletter, Edit History.
open.substack.com/pub/edithist...
Stephen Harrison’s The Editors is the Most Relevant Novel I’ve Read
I understand that sounds like hyperbole. Let me explain.
open.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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...
Full write-up in his newsletter, Edit History.
open.substack.com/pub/edithist...
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Je connais, y'a même des citations de moi dans la presse de l'époque 😅
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...
Remember Knol, Google’s user-generated Encyclopedia?
Yeah, me neither.
edithistory.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Je connais, y'a même des citations de moi dans la presse de l'époque 😅
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So there was a failed attempt by Google to create a Wikipedia competitor.
@dgoldman.bsky.social @revmagdalen.bsky.social
@dgoldman.bsky.social @revmagdalen.bsky.social
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...
Remember Knol, Google’s user-generated Encyclopedia?
Yeah, me neither.
edithistory.substack.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
So there was a failed attempt by Google to create a Wikipedia competitor.
@dgoldman.bsky.social @revmagdalen.bsky.social
@dgoldman.bsky.social @revmagdalen.bsky.social
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...
Remember Knol, Google’s user-generated Encyclopedia?
Yeah, me neither.
edithistory.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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...
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"Was Wikipedia manipulated as part of the Blake Lively smear campaign?" a compelling investigation + a good read by @dflovett.bsky.social
Was Wikipedia manipulated as part of the Blake Lively smear campaign?
I think it was. Here's what I've learned.
edithistory.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Was Wikipedia manipulated as part of the Blake Lively smear campaign?" a compelling investigation + a good read by @dflovett.bsky.social
I wrote a thing I'm pretty proud of: edithistory.substack.com/p/was-wikipe...
Was Wikipedia manipulated as part of the Blake Lively smear campaign?
I think it was. Here's what I've learned.
edithistory.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I wrote a thing I'm pretty proud of: edithistory.substack.com/p/was-wikipe...
I wrote another thing about Wikipedia: edithistory.substack.com/p/i-am-one-o...
I am one of the editors of Elon Musk’s Wikipedia page.
I’m confident that he does not understand Wikipedia at all. And (probably) neither do you.
edithistory.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I wrote another thing about Wikipedia: edithistory.substack.com/p/i-am-one-o...
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if you're an SEO person, you might be happy to know that @seomemesnearme.bsky.social is on Bluesky now
January 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
if you're an SEO person, you might be happy to know that @seomemesnearme.bsky.social is on Bluesky now
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The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
www.citationneeded.news
January 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
I published something on substack for the first time. It's about the Wikipedia article for "Search engine optimization": open.substack.com/pub/edithist...
Why is the Wikipedia page for “Search engine optimization” so bad?
And what I intend to do about it.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I published something on substack for the first time. It's about the Wikipedia article for "Search engine optimization": open.substack.com/pub/edithist...
Still very curious about who Jed Wallace, the "hired gun" who manipulated social on behalf of Baldon, really is. This locked and deleted reddit post only makes me wonder more: www.reddit.com/r/blakelivel...
Jed Avery Wallace of Street Relations is running the campaign on Reddit
www.reddit.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Still very curious about who Jed Wallace, the "hired gun" who manipulated social on behalf of Baldon, really is. This locked and deleted reddit post only makes me wonder more: www.reddit.com/r/blakelivel...
Anyone else stumped by @sparktoro.bsky.social 's absence of TikTok data? Is it because they're waiting for TikTok to be banned and ignoring it until then?
December 16, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Anyone else stumped by @sparktoro.bsky.social 's absence of TikTok data? Is it because they're waiting for TikTok to be banned and ignoring it until then?
Is there anything like the euphoria that comes from capturing a seasonal PAA?
December 11, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Is there anything like the euphoria that comes from capturing a seasonal PAA?
We wrote a pretty good article on the @rocket55agency.bsky.social blog about the possible TikTok ban: www.rocket55.com/tiktok-ban-p...
What the Possible TikTok Ban Means for Your Marketing Plan | Rocket55
TikTok might be banned in the United States. What does this mean for your marketing? How can you future proof against this uncertainty?
www.rocket55.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:19 AM
We wrote a pretty good article on the @rocket55agency.bsky.social blog about the possible TikTok ban: www.rocket55.com/tiktok-ban-p...
Watched Gremlins last night. Can't help but wonder about the unfulfilled Judge Reinhold storyline in it.
December 3, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Watched Gremlins last night. Can't help but wonder about the unfulfilled Judge Reinhold storyline in it.
"Intriguing" has become the #1 "AI wrote this" word for me. Normal people just don't say "intriguing" very often, while AI pretty much uses it in every paragraph.
November 22, 2024 at 12:29 PM
"Intriguing" has become the #1 "AI wrote this" word for me. Normal people just don't say "intriguing" very often, while AI pretty much uses it in every paragraph.
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'Grey Friday' today: The day where companies take advantage of the fact loads of people don't actually know whether it's Black Friday or not.
Some go out with more 'early deals', some just straight up pretend it's Black Friday today.
Some go out with more 'early deals', some just straight up pretend it's Black Friday today.
November 22, 2024 at 12:17 PM
'Grey Friday' today: The day where companies take advantage of the fact loads of people don't actually know whether it's Black Friday or not.
Some go out with more 'early deals', some just straight up pretend it's Black Friday today.
Some go out with more 'early deals', some just straight up pretend it's Black Friday today.