Why We Hate Wikipedia / Ten things you probably didn't know about Wikipedia

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Re: Why We Hate Wikipedia / Ten things you probably didn't know about Wikipedia

Post by Bbb23sucks » Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:33 am

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You can thank Essjay for starting the "Countervandalism Unit", thus ushering in the era of the "patroller", who today has great
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Re: Why We Hate Wikipedia / Ten things you probably didn't know about Wikipedia

Post by NadirAli » Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:03 pm

ericbarbour wrote:
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He was alleged to have offered edits for donations.
Not "alleged", "PROVABLE". Google/Alphabet employees enjoy "special non-defamatory treatment" on WP to this day. Similar things have happened for BLPs of prominent Wikipedia fans, including the founders of Creative Commons, Sunlight Foundation, Berkman Center, Knight Foundation, Craig Newmark and Craigslist, etc.
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Re: Why We Hate Wikipedia / Ten things you probably didn't know about Wikipedia

Post by Bbb23sucks » Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:12 pm

NadirAli wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:03 pm
ericbarbour wrote:
Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:07 am
NadirAli wrote:
Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:09 pm
He was alleged to have offered edits for donations.
Not "alleged", "PROVABLE". Google/Alphabet employees enjoy "special non-defamatory treatment" on WP to this day. Similar things have happened for BLPs of prominent Wikipedia fans, including the founders of Creative Commons, Sunlight Foundation, Berkman Center, Knight Foundation, Craig Newmark and Craigslist, etc.
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I don't think you can in stickied threads for some reason.
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Re: Why We Hate Wikipedia / Ten things you probably didn't know about Wikipedia

Post by ericbarbour » Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:14 pm

Bbb23sucks wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:12 pm
I don't think you can in stickied threads for some reason.
Thanks for reminding me--it was disabled for unknown reasons...just enabled it.

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Re: Why We Hate Wikipedia / Ten things you probably didn't know about Wikipedia

Post by Ognistysztorm » Tue Dec 31, 2024 6:40 pm

This page would be a better choice for a shortform explainer material against Wikipedia.

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Re: Why We Hate Wikipedia / Ten things you probably didn't know about Wikipedia

Post by badmachine » Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:46 am

Ognistysztorm wrote:
Tue Dec 31, 2024 6:40 pm
This page would be a better choice for a shortform explainer material against Wikipedia.
idk i think both are good.

that page you linked lists an NPR article on the 2022 recession as an example, but it omits the deletion discussion on the full fledged article on the topic

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Re: Why We Hate Wikipedia / Ten things you probably didn't know about Wikipedia

Post by ericbarbour » Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:58 am

badmachine wrote:
Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:46 am
that page you linked lists an NPR article on the 2022 recession as an example, but it omits the deletion discussion on the full fledged article on the topic
That's a ripe one. Reposting to Reddit.

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