Crap or questionable articles

[rubricatedseedpod]

the guy who made his own religion promoting "transmaxxing"

That's one hell of a COI.

[Bbb23sucks]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laghman_massacre

Exaggerated anti-communist propaganda. Only five sources, several of which are directly funded by the CIA.

This was original from the r/ShitLiberalsSay subreddit (link)

[rubricatedseedpod]

Very obscure and few page views. Hardly anyone in the west even thinks about communist Afghanistan. I find it hard to see this as a target of propaganda.

[ericbarbour]

Very obscure and few page views.

Which makes it even MORE likely to be disinformation. WP is always a good place to post such crap--all you need are vaguely believable "references" and know how to suck up to a Wikipedian and get their support.

[wexter]

The Laghman massacre was written by a single purpose (propaganda or narrative framing) account (look at the edit history of the author) the author could also be autistic - who knows.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... &limit=500

The article itself is obscure - the theory goes if you edit hundreds of articles and get them blessed as "good articles" then it is a worthy effort in propaganda.

Wikipedia processes are so weak that there is no mechanisms to find "intentional distortion or narrative framing" see "Intentional distortion of the holocaust"

If the Laghman massacre was hijacked by a troll into the Larry Hagman massacre; now that would be interesting.

Wikipedia is looking at Wikipedia Sucks and saying I know you are but what am I
(rhetorical question, colloquial, childish) Assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt.

Perhaps (for humor and grousing purposes only) there should be a wikipedia sucks sucks site..

Society, culture, and technology is bypassing Wikipedia - eventually Google will figure this out..

[Bbb23sucks]

The Laghman massacre was written by a single purpose (propaganda or narrative framing) account (look at the edit history of the author) the author could also be autistic - who knows.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... &limit=500

100% guarantee that they are a US federal agent. Literally all of their edits consist of "documenting" supposed war crimes and genocides of the US's enemies. No way they are a legitimate editor.

[wexter]

Professor Roy Hinkley
A shipwrecked article which has no references.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Profe ... 7s_Island)

[ericbarbour]

Professor Roy Hinkley
A shipwrecked article which has no references.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Profe ... 7s_Island)

That stupid laugh-tracked sitcom lasted only 3 years. But then it was stuck into syndication and became unavoidable on local tv stations right thru the 1970s. Everyone associated with it is dead and the memory is fading. Except amongst the pathetic nerds who run Wikipedia. It literally has BETTER coverage than far more prominent award-winning shows from the 1960s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... 27s_Island

[ericbarbour]

Just sad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcystin

First paragraph:

Microcystins—or cyanoginosins—are a class of toxins produced by certain freshwater cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae.[3] Over 250 different microcystins have been discovered so far, of which microcystin-LR is the most common. Chemically they are cyclic heptapeptides produced through nonribosomal peptide synthases.

Third paragraph:

Microcystins—or cyanoginosins—are a class of toxins[6] produced by certain freshwater cyanobacteria; primarily Microcystis aeruginosa but also other Microcystis, as well as members of the Planktothrix, Anabaena, Oscillatoria and Nostoc genera. Over 250[7] different microcystins have been discovered so far, of which microcystin-LR is the most common. Chemically they are cyclic heptapeptides produced through nonribosomal peptide synthases.[8]

I have to assume someone did this as a joke?

[rubricatedseedpod]

Huahujing
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVO7-Z3eKPM, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_JpbzDMTTs.

This guy has been complaining about this article for years, and it still seems to exist to promote/sell copies of hoaxy "translations" of a text conflated with an oral tradition.