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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by klyrs on Saturday May 06, 2023 @11:21AM (#35842201)
> On the other case, it wastes the attention of 90k authors who need to figure out whether they care and have their writing style overridden by a rando.

On the other hand, if you're editing wikipedia and you expect your writing to not be subject to rando edits, you won't last long.

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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by oezi on Saturday May 06, 2023 @01:36PM (#35843541)
Rando edits by pedantic a*-hats who don't care about the actual topic but their weird crusade. /s
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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by tekknik on Sunday May 07, 2023 @10:38AM (#35851998)
Why the /s? That was spot on.
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