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Re:School vs. Wikipedia by chris_wot on Saturday October 08, 2022 @02:19AM (#33130226)
Yes, but good authors are routinely removed from Wikipedia by a mob of less than great editors. Happens all the time. Happened to me.

For a sample of my work, see:

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

Re:School vs. Wikipedia by janandonly on Saturday October 08, 2022 @08:12AM (#33131636)
What if you happen to have a minority view that happens to be the correct one?.

No amount of wiki editors can protect you from “mob” changes on their platform.

Re:School vs. Wikipedia by Kim_Bruning on Saturday October 08, 2022 @09:41AM (#33132203)
You are -ah- not a big fish!

I always thought you were a bit eccentric, but you seemed to be fairly sane otherwise, and managed to always keep yourself out of trouble. How did you manage to get yourself sitebanned of all things? %-(

I mean, arbcom reviewed it too, so it's not just a mob. Did you get tempted into saying or doing something unwise?

I hope you're doing ok now at least.

Re:School vs. Wikipedia by chris_wot on Sunday October 09, 2022 @07:04PM (#33146141)
ArbCom took over the block, I believe they did this so they could review it at a later date if I ever wanted to ask to come back. Could be wrong about that. Unlikely this will ever happen. My mental health is not always the best.
Re:School vs. Wikipedia by Kim_Bruning on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @09:34AM (#33163175)
I'm sad to hear that. I wish you all the best!