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- Mon Jan 16, 2023 5:46 pm
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: The sources say that most ancient societies believed in a flat earth, but the sources are biased
- Replies: 1
- Views: 653
The sources say that most ancient societies believed in a flat earth, but the sources are biased
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Flat_Earth&oldid=1134022737#Edit_request_for_ancient_societies The problem with all these "sources" is that historians back then took drawings of a flat earth by ancient civilizations as literal to the extreme. I don't think that most thinkers believed...
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikimedia Foundation Glassdoor reviews
- Replies: 2
- Views: 419
Re: Wikimedia Foundation Glassdoor reviews
Cons The work atmosphere is terrible. People are mean to each other especially on the volunteer side. No one trusts each other and everyone is always trying to be politically correct at the cost of editors and staff. Advice to Management You need to pick a side and work towards the goal of building...
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Do any users actually enjoy Wikipedia anymore?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 381
Do any users actually enjoy Wikipedia anymore?
Lately, nobody seems to even like Wikipedia anymore. The admins are too busy putting everyone down, and the users are either staying afloat or have been blocked. Example from Bbb23 at the top: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Bbb23&oldid=1043323548 The last good admin was DGG, an...
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 10:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the point in contributing to commons?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 899
Re: What's the point in contributing to commons?
I do it in part to learn more about the places of I've taken pictures of. The process of having to label everything (which may well help big tech) requires finding everything out. It's pretty cool to be able to add structured data to images; it's not quite the old keyword folksonomy (à la flickr), ...
- Sun Dec 25, 2022 10:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the point in contributing to commons?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 899
Re: What's the point in contributing to commons?
Data collection for Big Tech, I believe.
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I just blocked Wikipedia on my home network using OpenDns! Blocked Twitter too
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1183
Re: I just blocked Wikipedia on my home network using OpenDns! Blocked Twitter too
Ericbarbour, you were right. I should stop obsessing over Wikipedia. Everyone here should do this. https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ I used the OpenDNS Home plan. Additional setup instructions are at: https://www.opendns.com/setupguide/ I had to manually clear the cache, DNS, ect. Fin...
- Mon Dec 19, 2022 3:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I just blocked Wikipedia on my home network using OpenDns! Blocked Twitter too
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1183
I just blocked Wikipedia on my home network using OpenDns! Blocked Twitter too
Ericbarbour, you were right. I should stop obsessing over Wikipedia. Everyone here should do this. https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ I used the OpenDNS Home plan. Additional setup instructions are at: https://www.opendns.com/setupguide/ I had to manually clear the cache, DNS, ect. Fina...
- Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:34 pm
- Forum: Wikipedians
- Topic: Johnpacklambert violated his topic ban again and I reported him. I was called a "problem editor"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 776
Re: Johnpacklambert violated his topic ban again and I reported him. I was called a "problem editor"
I didn't sock, I disclosed that it was me. But you are right, Wikipedia isn't going anywhere.
- Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikipedia Alternative
- Replies: 2
- Views: 560
Re: Wikipedia Alternative
Hopefully they will succeed. Britannica articles are better written than Wikipedia, but are shorter.
- Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:20 pm
- Forum: Wikipedians
- Topic: Johnpacklambert violated his topic ban again and I reported him. I was called a "problem editor"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 776
Johnpacklambert violated his topic ban again and I reported him. I was called a "problem editor"
Here is the full link Last time, people said that he would get one more chance. Also, clearing his talkpage was to hide that he didn't carefully read the article. I now said "You know what, I will just stick to fixing typos and small talk once every few months until I return, if I even return.": ht...