“I don’t think Wikipedia can be saved at this point, but I might be wrong.”

Re:“I don’t think Wikipedia can be saved at this point, but ... by josephpmay on Sunday January 25, 2015 @11:08AM (#8943203)

I think the author is taking the totally wrong action. If he wants Wikipedia to change, he should become MORE involved, not less. Like it or not Wikipedia is considered an authority and is here to stay. As terrible as the instances may be, the vast majority of people are not going to boycot Wikipedia for a few occurrences of misogyny.

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Re:“I don’t think Wikipedia can be saved at this point, but ... by danielhunt on Sunday January 25, 2015 @11:11AM (#8943216)

How can he become more involved, if he's been banned from contributing to the site in the first place?

On top of that - GamerGate itself has already made it through to mainstream media. All that's needed in this scenario is for some BBC/Sky/CNN/Fox/... news reporter to pick up on the story, and before you know it, "Wikipedia promoting harassment of women in technology" hits every front page in the western world.

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Re:“I don’t think Wikipedia can be saved at this point, but ... by mkrdouble on Sunday January 25, 2015 @11:28AM (#8943271)

I believe he's only been temporarily blocked, but he doesn't say why (which doesn't lead much credence to his argument, IMO)

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