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Title: WSJ article.
Post by: Ggozzo on September 22, 2014, 05:01:42 am
WSJ article mentions BitsharesX. I think they got their fact wrong.

http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/how-to-deficer-cryptocurrencies-1411333011?mobile=y (http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/how-to-deficer-cryptocurrencies-1411333011?mobile=y)
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: Method-X on September 22, 2014, 05:42:45 am
I skimmed the article but couldn't find any mention of BitShares.
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: JA on September 22, 2014, 06:06:45 am
I skimmed the article but couldn't find any mention of BitShares.
yea Ctr + F says no
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: bobmaloney on September 22, 2014, 06:12:52 am
sidebar:

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/WE-AA707_CRYPTO_G_20140919140907.jpg
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: CLains on September 22, 2014, 02:20:38 pm
rofl, the person had one job, to list one fact and blew it.

joke is on us though  :-\
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: biophil on September 22, 2014, 02:32:44 pm
rofl, the person had one job, to list one fact and blew it.

joke is on us though  :-\

Does wsj have a "corrections" or errata section? A spot where they mention inaccuracies in previous issues? We could probably get them to publish a correction. That way bitshares gets mentioned in 2 issues.

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Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: Riverhead on September 22, 2014, 02:35:16 pm
It's not completely wrong but not as accurate as it could be. Like CLains said it's not exactly all their fault. BitSharesX, BTSX, BitShares-PTS...to someone following dozens of crypto technologies I can understand mixing that up.
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: Ggozzo on September 22, 2014, 02:47:07 pm
rofl, the person had one job, to list one fact and blew it.

joke is on us though  :-\

Does wsj have a "corrections" or errata section? A spot where they mention inaccuracies in previous issues? We could probably get them to publish a correction. That way bitshares gets mentioned in 2 issues.

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They must. I originally saw this posted on r/bitcoin, where they were making fun if the title because they spelled decipher as decifer. You can still see the misspelling in the URL.
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: merockstar on September 22, 2014, 05:36:22 pm
rofl, the person had one job, to list one fact and blew it.

joke is on us though  :-\

Does wsj have a "corrections" or errata section? A spot where they mention inaccuracies in previous issues? We could probably get them to publish a correction. That way bitshares gets mentioned in 2 issues.

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This piece one of the most impartial pieces about crypto I've ever seen in a major publication. Because it looks like the author actually did some due diligence instead of making up a bunch of crap, I sent him an e-mail letting him know all the points I saw in it that might be inaccurate or misleading. He expressed interested in writing a follow up article next week.
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: matt608 on September 25, 2014, 06:13:16 pm
rofl, the person had one job, to list one fact and blew it.

joke is on us though  :-\

Does wsj have a "corrections" or errata section? A spot where they mention inaccuracies in previous issues? We could probably get them to publish a correction. That way bitshares gets mentioned in 2 issues.

Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

This piece one of the most impartial pieces about crypto I've ever seen in a major publication. Because it looks like the author actually did some due diligence instead of making up a bunch of crap, I sent him an e-mail letting him know all the points I saw in it that might be inaccurate or misleading. He expressed interested in writing a follow up article next week.

Nice work, I'm looking forward to reading it.
Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: Murderistic on October 13, 2014, 09:17:19 pm
Feel free to hit them up with corrections -

Readers can alert The Wall Street Journal to any errors in news articles by emailing wsjcontact@wsj.com or by calling 888-410-2667.

Title: Re: WSJ article.
Post by: merockstar on October 14, 2014, 10:26:12 pm
rofl, the person had one job, to list one fact and blew it.

joke is on us though  :-\

Does wsj have a "corrections" or errata section? A spot where they mention inaccuracies in previous issues? We could probably get them to publish a correction. That way bitshares gets mentioned in 2 issues.

Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

This piece one of the most impartial pieces about crypto I've ever seen in a major publication. Because it looks like the author actually did some due diligence instead of making up a bunch of crap, I sent him an e-mail letting him know all the points I saw in it that might be inaccurate or misleading. He expressed interested in writing a follow up article next week.

Nice work, I'm looking forward to reading it.

Ended up not hearing back from him.