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

ericbarbour wrote:
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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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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:
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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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