During the '00s, I was in the top 5000 list of most active Wikipedians and had widepread respect for my work there. But even then the writing was on the wall. I left in frustration in around 2010-2011. At the time, the user demographics skewed towards teenage boys with various permutations of ASD phenotypes. I recall the maxim that those who wish to win will always defeat those who wish to just live in peace.
So it was bad before 2016, for sure. But I cannot imagine how bad it has gotten since then. Best of luck Ashley with this!
Great idea for a substack!
Wikipedia has rewritten the entire history of countries.
It has cleaned up the horrific legacy of communism.
It must be destroyed.
Great idea for a substack!
Wikipedia has rewritten the entire history of countries.
It has cleaned up the horrific legacy of communism.
It must be destroyed.
Great idea for a substack!
Wikipedia has rewritten the entire history of countries.
It has cleaned up the horrific legacy of communism.
It must be destroyed.
Looking forward to this project!
During the '00s, I was in the top 5000 list of most active Wikipedians and had widepread respect for my work there. But even then the writing was on the wall. I left in frustration in around 2010-2011. At the time, the user demographics skewed towards teenage boys with various permutations of ASD phenotypes. I recall the maxim that those who wish to win will always defeat those who wish to just live in peace.
So it was bad before 2016, for sure. But I cannot imagine how bad it has gotten since then. Best of luck Ashley with this!