Dumb Shit on Wikipedia

[Corpun]

It's hard to tell how much Jimbo's to blame for the state Wikipedia's in, but from what I can tell Sanger at least partially holds him responsible. Either way at this point I think Wikipedia's too far gone to ever really be fixed in terms of its overwhelming and thoroughly anti-intellectual political bias and agenda-pushing. Too many admins who are too heavily entrenched and an executive who at best doesn't care and at worst encourages it. There've been a few decent alternatives that've come up but Wikipedia's a de facto monopoly on internet info, same as Google. Nothing could truly replace it, and nothing short of a complete administrative purge and management reorganization could fix its problems.

In a way it's a lot like Reddit. Both are far too gone to be redeemed and have deeply entrenched biases and a janny class that do it for free.

 

[WhiteNight]

Larry Sanger's Wikipedia competitor Citizendium fucked up in its own ways.

Yeah I think he realizes that experiment didn't work out. He's now pushing his "Encyclosphere", which may or may not do any better.

 

[WhiteNight]

Too many admins who are too heavily entrenched and an executive who at best doesn't care and at worst encourages it.

In addition to that, the Wikimedia foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has gone full woke. Here is their statement after George Floyd. The foundation that claims to run a neutral encyclopedia says, "On these issues, there is no neutral stance."

 

[BootlegPopeye]

I said this earlier in this thread, but to actually combat Wikipedia it would have to be a heavily funded effort, well planned and could probably only come from one source - Encyclopedia Britannica. They ceased publishing the hard version of the series, but the site exists with a limited number of entries. Let's say for arguments sake that someone with deep pockets and one who cares about the same problems most of the people in this thread do, EB could be used as an example of what a 'better online encyclopedia' could look like, an open anti-Wikipedia. I am convinced only EB could pull it off, starting off with an entirely new project is probably not going to be possible.

The problem is that the ruling class in this country seems perfectly alright with the direction Wikipedia is going, after all, big tech considers it credible enough to use in their programs/services like Google search results, Amazon Kindle books, among others.

In addition to that, the Wikimedia foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has gone full woke. Here is their statement after George Floyd. The foundation that claims to run a neutral encyclopedia says, "On these issues, there is no neutral stance."

Why does a foundation even need to issue statements about news stories?

We commit to advancing racial justice in Wikimedia work, including:​

• Our accountabilities: Completing a racial equity framework for the Wikimedia Foundation and its programmes, integrating equity goals into our annual planning, and using our operational practices to hold ourselves to account.
• Our strategy: Restructuring our resources, funding, and governance structures to share power with local communities and advance our strategic goal of becoming the essential support system of free knowledge and advancing knowledge equity.

What the fuck does any of this mean? Can anyone cut through the buzzwords and tell me what it is they are actually proposing?

 

[AnOminous]

Wikipedia could've really gone with some gatekeeping. I think even limiting their editors to puffed up Yale graduates would be better.

It used to be a joke that they'd immediately ban anyone with any expertise in a subject. It happened sometimes and was super cringe when it did, but it wasn't guaranteed.

Now, literally any expert gets instabanned and then instead of someone who chairs a science department occasionally sprucing up a science article, some fucking autistic retard in his mom's basement who dropped out of high school writes it, and because he now claims to be a girl after popping a bunch of horse piss pills, he gets to be king of two dozen important articles and completely tard them out with crazy bullshit.

What the fuck does any of this mean? Can anyone cut through the buzzwords and tell me what it is they are actually proposing?

"Despite being a 501(c)(3) we are directly engaging in partisan politics and our tax exemption should be revoked."

In addition to that, the Wikimedia foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has gone full woke. Here is their statement after George Floyd. The foundation that claims to run a neutral encyclopedia says, "On these issues, there is no neutral stance."

Fuck George Floyd.

A career criminal and junkie who never did shit for the world, possibly the worst excuse for a martyr of all time, almost as if they chose the biggest piece of shit imaginable to turn into a fake hero.

 

[WhiteNight]

I said this earlier in this thread, but to actually combat Wikipedia it would have to be a heavily funded effort, well planned and could probably only come from one source - Encyclopedia Britannica.

It's a nice idea, but what's to stop EB from becoming as corrupted as Wikipedia? Entryists will come after any attractive target. No commitment EB makes matters; Twitter used to call itself "the free speech wing of the free speech party", yet today they ban right-leaning accounts on the flimsiest of pretexts.

Decentralization means there's nothing to be taken over. Vox Day got kicked off Blogspot, but he can't be kicked off the Internet.

Upstarts have taken down titans before. Facebook displaced MySpace; Reddit beat down Digg; indeed Google came out of nowhere and now competes with Microsoft. Of course, the industry has changed and the odds are long, but one can still hope.

The problem is that the ruling class in this country seems perfectly alright with the direction Wikipedia is going, after all, big tech considers it credible enough to use in their programs/services like Google search results, Amazon Kindle books, among others.

The ruling class is certainly alright with Wikipedia's direction, but I expect Google and Amazon use it for a more base reason: it's good enough, and it's free.

What the fuck does any of this mean? Can anyone cut through the buzzwords and tell me what it is they are actually proposing?

It means any money you donate to Wikipedia goes straight into the pockets of diversity grifters.

 

[BiggerChungus]

Fuck George Floyd.

A career criminal and junkie who never did shit for the world, possibly the worst excuse for a martyr of all time, almost as if they chose the biggest piece of shit imaginable to turn into a fake hero.

I've said it before but I almost feel bad for him. He was just some crook who the entire media and his own family exploited for cash and power. It's one of the saddest legacies you could have. His friends and family only saw him as a cash cow and the powers that be only saw him as a tool.

 

[Corpun]

I've said it before but I almost feel bad for him. He was just some crook who the entire media and his own family exploited for cash and power. It's one of the saddest legacies you could have. His friends and family only saw him as a cash cow and the powers that be only saw him as a tool.

Floyd would've joined the grift had he not OD'd like a total retard. Fuck him.

"Despite being a 501(c)(3) we are directly engaging in partisan politics and our tax exemption should be revoked."

This statement could go for a lot of organizations, NGOs in particular.

 

[AnOminous]

This statement could go for a lot of organizations, NGOs in particular.

And at least a few "religious" organizations.

On the downside, you'd get a site full of Essjays and other frauds, but at the very least you'd limit the amount of Essjaydubs although you'd probably still have plenty of unemployed gender studies majors editing the site.

A major problem is most seriously knowledgeable people in science don't have time to have autistic tard fights with basement dwelling spastics because they're doing actual science and shit and being paid for it.

 

[BiggerChungus]

What the fuck does any of this mean? Can anyone cut through the buzzwords and tell me what it is they are actually proposing?

What it means is "fuck you give us money."

 

[Josterman]

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Here is her twitter

https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

website

Molly White

Molly White is a software developer and tech lead based in Massachusetts.

www.mollywhite.net

linkdin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyawhite/

github

molly - Overview

molly has 32 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

github.com

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

Fuck George Floyd.

A career criminal and junkie who never did shit for the world, possibly the worst excuse for a martyr of all time, almost as if they chose the biggest piece of shit imaginable to turn into a fake hero.

Wikimedia is only doing this for the branding. Remember, this year alone had more vandalizations of George Floyd murals and most users on Wiki editing and gathering up sources for the early life and legacy sections of Floyd are acting out of self-pity and moral grandstanding. The first mistake people make is thinking that Wikipedia is the same as Reddit.

It’s on the verge of being worse as time goes on.

 

[AnOminous]

The first mistake people make is thinking that Wikipedia is the same as Reddit.

Everyone knows redditors are a bunch of retards and nobody takes redditors seriously outside of reddit. Wikipedia has some remaining veneer of undeserved credibility.

 

[Corpun]

Here is her twitter

https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

website

Molly White

Molly White is a software developer and tech lead based in Massachusetts.

www.mollywhite.net

linkdin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyawhite/

github

molly - Overview

molly has 32 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

github.com

I am still torn between whether Molly is a real woman or a troon.

Wikimedia is only doing this for the branding. Remember, this year alone had more vandalizations of George Floyd murals and most users on Wiki editing and gathering up sources for the early life and legacy sections of Floyd are acting out of self-pity and moral grandstanding. The first mistake people make is thinking that Wikipedia is the same as Reddit.

It’s on the verge of being worse as time goes on.

My favorite part of Floyd's page is mentioning he had slave ancestors. Like no shit, he's black you retards, this isn't a case like Obama where is he actually half-African.

 

[Josterman]

I am still torn between whether Molly is a real woman or a troon.

My favorite part of Floyd's page is mentioning he had slave ancestors. Like no shit, he's black you retards, this isn't a case like Obama where is he actually half-African.

No she is a real lady not a troon

 

[Corpun]

The Resistance (American political movement) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Such a vital and important article. I learned a lot from three sentences.

Donald Trump baby balloon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Apparently this gay protest balloon is worthy of an article but some German tank ace isn't.

Protests against Donald Trump - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

An 8,000 word article on Trump protests with one of the most hilarious wikiboxes I've ever seen.

 

[BootlegPopeye]

The Resistance (American political movement) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Such a vital and important article. I learned a lot from three sentences.

Donald Trump baby balloon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Apparently this gay protest balloon is worthy of an article but some German tank ace isn't.

Protests against Donald Trump - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

An 8,000 word article on Trump protests with one of the most hilarious wikiboxes I've ever seen.
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Lol, 100% pure original research "Clintonists" "Bidenists", wtf is this shit. None of those protests 'resulted' in any of those things. Including Mike Pence is also wrong, he was just out shilling for Trump policies the other day in Budapest (which led to the same political types calling him fascist).

 

[Corpun]

Lol, 100% pure original research "Clintonists" "Bidenists", wtf is this shit. None of those protests 'resulted' in any of those things. Including Mike Pence is also wrong, he was just out shilling for Trump policies the other day in Budapest (which led to the same political types calling him fascist).

It's one of the larpiest infoboxes I've seen. Surprised there weren't casualties listed as well. Funniest thing is them claiming these led to Trump losing or some shit..

 

[Sicko Hunter]

Fuck George Floyd.

A career criminal and junkie who never did shit for the world, possibly the worst excuse for a martyr of all time, almost as if they chose the biggest piece of shit imaginable to turn into a fake hero.

You know what's sad? There is a fairly well written Wikipedia article on a clear cut case of a police officer shooting an unarmed, surrendering man the shooting of Daniel Shaver and the cop who did it was a manlet with edgy shit like "BORN TO KILL" put on his AR-15. Tons of red flags with that cop. He got off with paid leave if I remember correctly. Still on the force I believe. But because Daniel was a blonde haired white man the story never made major headlines and was forgotten in a week.

Meanwhile niggers like Floyd who fought to their dying breath high on meth and fentanyl get treated like they were put down by a task force of right-wing death squads. Buried in a golden fucking coffin. It's fucking insane. You think they could find a single case of a black man who was unarmed and compliant who was shot by cops but they never use those. You will never see Wikipedia use one of the many white victims of trigger happy cops used in their propaganda or have the title changed to "the murder of Daniel Shaver". If they aren't black they could care less.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

The Resistance (American political movement) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

View attachment 2600148
Such a vital and important article. I learned a lot from three sentences.

Donald Trump baby balloon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Apparently this gay protest balloon is worthy of an article but some German tank ace isn't.

Protests against Donald Trump - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

An 8,000 word article on Trump protests with one of the most hilarious wikiboxes I've ever seen.
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Much like those protests, those wiki boxes are filled with such low energy and low levels of critical thinking. They much have “accomplished” what they tried to do, but in the long run, this type of stuff will disastrously backfire in hilarious ways.