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I can just picture it - Reichstag involved in an auto accident, screaming and waving his arms at the cop on the scene that the 70 year old woman who rear ended him is part of a vast terrorist conspiracy consisting of Donald Trump, Reddit, the Wikipedia Foundation, white nationalists, people who think Anita Sarkeesian sucks and, probably, Mencius Moldbug.
I can just picture it - Reichstag involved in an auto accident, screaming and waving his arms at the cop on the scene that the 70 year old woman who rear ended him is part of a vast terrorist conspiracy consisting of Donald Trump, Reddit, the Wikipedia Foundation, white nationalists, people who think Anita Sarkeesian sucks and, probably, Mencius Moldbug.
Thankfully, there really aren't any prescription medications that can help with conspiracy theories. The milk will continue to flow.
To me, it is his choice of targets. The Wikipedia Conference twitter account, likely manned by an intern? It's like he thinks his tweet is being read by Wales or something.I don't know how he expects anyone to take action, when even he's admitted that he can't show any evidence of extortion for (reasons). Does he just want attention or is he browbeating everyone loosely related to wikipedia out of a misplaced sense of revenge?
Maybe if the group Mark runs in weren't a bunch of sickos, that whole blackmail thing would be easier to talk about. Anyone can read the subtext of an anti gamergate wikipedia sperg being blackmailed with something...
Far-right means they're not espousing the social justice talking points he wants, just as liberal bias means not regurgitating Fox News headlines.Anyone who seriously claims Wikipedia is "far right" is a literal lunatic.
Anyone who seriously claims Wikipedia is "far right" is a literal lunatic.
The thing I've found in common amongst many wikipedia editors is that they will shut down any talk regarding subjects that may paint something perceived as right wing, in a positive light. Or attempting a rebuttal to a source appearing left wing. I, and others have been permabanned from wikipedia simply for bringing up discussion points in talk pages with evidence pointing to an imbalance of viewpoints, or a source that is too close to the subject they are reporting on.
The talk subjects are usually locked with reasons given as "Conspiracy theories/Right Wing Zealotry" and afterwards the editor will often sperg out about Gators/Trump Supporters/White supremacists/etc etc brigading the talk page. As if they have no idea what actual objective debate looks like.
Keep in mind this is the talk page, no body even edits anything, since we all know attempting to edit anything on wikipedia is forbidden without the overlords express permission.
I agree in principal, however the real battlefield is "acceptable sources".The best Wikipedia articles IMO are the ones most fought over. I will give as an example the articles about anything remotely related to Israel. Pro-Israel Wikipedia editors are absolute experts at the rules and fight like demons. The other side is just as inexorable.
The result is that nothing is allowed in these articles that does not survive challenges based on every rule imaginable.
Don't like something you see in these articles? Get in there and fight about it yourself!
The best Wikipedia articles IMO are the ones most fought over. I will give as an example the articles about anything remotely related to Israel. Pro-Israel Wikipedia editors are absolute experts at the rules and fight like demons. The other side is just as inexorable.
The result is that nothing is allowed in these articles that does not survive challenges based on every rule imaginable.
Don't like something you see in these articles? Get in there and fight about it yourself!