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by ylevental
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...
by ylevental
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...
by ylevental
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...
by ylevental
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), ...
by ylevental
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.
by ylevental
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...
by ylevental
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...
by ylevental
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.
by ylevental
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.
by ylevental
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...