https://justapedia.org/wiki/User_talk:R ... ock_Notice
Here's a succinct background. The underlying dispute or debacle stemmed from the fact that the @JustapediaF X account was repeatedly used as a personal political soapbox when it should have pivoted to mundane DYK stuff and so on following the exit of Wikipedia from X. Everyone has a freedom of belief, but in terms of PR strategy, partisan or inflammatory political statements in the form of tweets should best left to personal accounts, instead of organizational accounts.You have been indefinitely blocked from editing this site due to multiple, ongoing violations of community guidelines and administrative instructions. The decision to impose this block was not made lightly and is based on the following actions:
Consistently engaging in disruptive and combative behavior
Repeatedly forking and importing articles from Wikipedia after being explicitly instructed not to do so
Failing to provide required attribution for imported content, which raises copyright and ethical concerns
Undermining administrative efforts by re-adding deleted content
Ignoring repeated warnings and continuing actions detrimental to the collaborative environment
Your conduct has demonstrated a pattern of behavior that is not aligned with the standards expected of contributors on this platform.
This block is indefinite and applies sitewide. If you believe this decision was made in error or wish to provide a statement regarding your actions, you may contact a site administrator for further consideration.
We encourage all users to participate in good faith, respect community norms, and collaborate constructively.
Thank you.
There was a discussion at The Exchange (Justapedia equivalent of Village Pump and so on), where other people, not just me, have raised exactly that concern.
https://justapedia.org/wiki/Justapedia: ... n_is_this?
Which leads to these statements.
Just a quick response...I'll get a personal account.
Again, thank you, [redacted], Ron Merkle, and [redacted], for your feedback on the Justapedia Foundation’s X account. Your input is essential to ensuring Justapedia remains a trusted, impartial resource, and I want to address your concerns about the cited posts.
The X posts, including the one a while back promoting the Radicalization of education article, are factual, not political, rooted in Justapedia’s mission to uncover truths often ignored, such as the influence of former Weather Underground members Bill Ayers and Kathy Boudin in education or antisemitism at institutions like Columbia University. The article documents verifiable events—like Ayers’ role in the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, Boudin’s career at Columbia, and campus protests involving Hamas-linked activism—using sources such as court records, university archives, and news reports. These posts aim to inform, not endorse any political party, aligning with our goal of correcting biases, such as Wikipedia’s downplaying of radical ideologies or campus issues.
I understand your concern that these posts seem partisan, possibly due to sources like National Review or Fox News, which some view as conservative, or the polarizing nature of topics like radicalism and antisemitism on X. However, facts remain facts, regardless of where they’re reported, and these posts are grounded in independently verifiable evidence. Restricting them would silence Justapedia’s ability to share truth freely, echoing cancel culture’s tactic of suppressing debate to avoid discomfort. Since posting such content, our X account has grown from 30 to 919 followers, proving these facts resonate with an audience seeking an alternative to mainstream narratives. Limiting our voice would undermine this progress and Justapedia’s commitment to open discourse.
To balance engagement with our commitment to impartiality, I may have to add an explanation as to why a particular controversial article may be presumed biased, ensuring @JustapediaF remains a platform for educational information. I’m embracing Ron Merkle’s suggestion to share regular, engaging content, using our Feature Showcase to highlight Justapedia’s articles in a neutral, informative way which will promote our mission and fill the void left by Wikipedia’s inactive X account, while preserving our freedom to share hard truths. For future articles and posts, we can continue to use primary sources, like government reports, and journal reviews along with fact-focused outlets such as Reuters, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and WSJ to minimize perceptions of bias while maintaining rigor.
