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> Swedish silent films, about Wikipedia, subtitles translated here
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post Thu 22nd September 2011, 2:11pm
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A Swedish art society has produced three short silent films, all about Wikipedia. Each ends with a stark closing statement, which for the English-speaking crowd here, I have done my best to translate for you.

The first film is about an encounter in the library:

Closing caption reads: A married woman might ask a lonely male librarian for proof that he's actually won a Nobel prize, like he's claimed. He uses Wikipedia's "Create a book" print feature to create a convincing hard-bound book that supports his false claim, which he had edited into Wikipedia.


The second film is about an incident in the classroom:

Closing caption reads: Catching Wikipedia plagiarism is a useful way for a lesbian teacher to single out the tallest, most attractive blonde girl in the class, with a threat to fail her in the course if she doesn't submit to the teacher. Indeed, an entire lecture may be built around the plagiarism incident to "heal" the wounded and vulnerable teenager, after which she might be invited to an off-campus cup of cinnamon chai to discuss a softball league.


The third film is a noir perspective on the elderly in modern society:

Closing caption reads: Grandpa is a pedophile, but little Rolf is old enough to get away to safety. Grandpa is not as interested in young girls like Trina, so it's another reluctant afternoon for the old man editing Wikipedia's article about Bacha bazi.
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post Fri 23rd September 2011, 2:41pm
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Closing caption reads: Catching Wikipedia plagiarism is a useful way for a lesbian teacher to single out the tallest, most attractive blonde girl in the class, with a threat to fail her in the course if she doesn't submit to the teacher. Indeed, an entire lecture may be built around the plagiarism incident to "heal" the wounded and vulnerable teenager, after which she might be invited to an off-campus cup of cinnamon chai to discuss a softball league.


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thekohser   Swedish silent films   Thu 22nd September 2011, 2:11pm
thekohser   Okay, okay... it's not the work of a Swedish a...   Thu 22nd September 2011, 5:27pm
Ottava   That pretty much summarizes my view of who edits W...   Thu 22nd September 2011, 9:41pm
EricBarbour   That pretty much summarizes my view of who edits ...   Thu 22nd September 2011, 10:37pm
Ottava   That pretty much summarizes my view of who edits...   Fri 23rd September 2011, 12:32pm
Detective   That pretty much summarizes my view of who edits ...   Fri 23rd September 2011, 8:43am
Zoloft   A Swedish art society has produced three short sil...   Fri 23rd September 2011, 7:45am
lilburne   Super. As they are CC-BY-SA go replace the Swedish...   Fri 23rd September 2011, 11:52am
thekohser   Closing caption reads: [color=#990000][b]Catchi...   Fri 23rd September 2011, 4:09pm
Detective   Swedish girl-on-girl action? I'm lovin' i...   Fri 23rd September 2011, 5:46pm
LessHorrid vanU   Swedish girl-on-girl action? I'm lovin' ...   Sat 24th September 2011, 12:41pm


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