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Re:Jessica Wade made more than 1k Wikipedia bios for unknown... by JamesianP on Sunday October 16, 2022 @04:21PM (#33226862)
I remember the hoax that led to that policy. I think it was as much about embarrassment and trying to improve the integrity of wikipedia

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

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Re:Jessica Wade made more than 1k Wikipedia bios for unknown... by duskwuff on Sunday October 16, 2022 @08:47PM (#33228662)
It was definitely a CYA move at first, no argument there. 17 years later, though, it's held up surprisingly well.
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