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Re:Wikipedia isn’t officially a social network, but the hara... by couterSpell on Thursday April 11, 2019 @08:52AM (#19633893)
Wikipedia does a decent service, but its community is a toxic cesspool.

And I think one of the underlying issues with Wikipedia is its is community incredibly hostile to new editors. So any attempts by Wikipedia to correct for the bias toward white male editors is often undercut by its own community.

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Re:Wikipedia isn’t officially a social network, but the hara... by snvzz on Thursday April 11, 2019 @11:11AM (#19635288)
A good example of the extents of Wikipedia bias is the GamerGate article[2].

It's extremely biased when put in contrast with Infogalactic[0] and even against Encyclopedia Dramatica[1] despite its nature.

[0]https://infogalactic.com/info/GamerGate

[1]https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Gamergate

[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy

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