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At least Facebook is something you can actively avoid. Wikipedia, for better or worse, has become the de-facto source of knowledge on the internet. Is there a
by astrodust 10y ago
At least Facebook is something you can actively avoid. Wikipedia, for better or worse, has become the de-facto source of knowledge on the internet.
Is there a way to solve the Wikipedia problem of toxic politics and it being a battleground for opposing groups?
- kevin_thibedeau 10y agoDon't use Wikipedia for contentious topics. I know I'm going into a minefield when visiting the abortion or Donald Trump pages. Don't bother.
- astrodust 10y agoThey do helpfully flag those when they're being assaulted by heavy edits which is usually a sign to run screaming from the page. I'm more concerned about the persistent efforts to subvert certain pages.
- rvern 10y agoThe articles on Donald Trump and abortion both seem very factual to me. They might have inaccuracies, but I doubt there exists any more objective source of information about Donald Trump or abortion on the Web.