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Not a huge fan of this. The editors on Wikipedia wield a large amount of power in shaping the site. When they go and make arbitrary decisions about the conten
by throwaway420 10y ago
Not a huge fan of this.
The editors on Wikipedia wield a large amount of power in shaping the site.
When they go and make arbitrary decisions about the content on the site, and users start calling out the editors for bias and bogus decisions, well now all of a sudden the crooked editor can just cry "harassment and cyberbullying!" and go a long way to shutting down rational criticism.
- throwaway420 10y agoBesides this post, it looks like other posts that are getting to some of the real symptoms of Wikipedia's issues are getting down voted. When you take a lot of flak, you know you're over the target...
- andrepd 10y agoOr, you're legitimately making a bad decision.
- ClassyJacket 10y ago>the crooked editor can just cry "harassment and cyberbullying!" and go a long way to shutting down rational criticism. This is becoming a standard way of dealing with anyone who disagrees with you online. Reddit has been ruined by it. Someone sent you a PM? Harassment. Comment you don't agree with? Harassment. Someone not sustaining your narrative? Harassment.
- matt4077 10y agoReddit has been ruined by a mob of barely-literate jocks peddling fringe conspiracy theories constantly threatening – but perpetually failing – to leave.
- akhilcacharya 10y agoThe more time passes, the more I think GamerGate and it's adherents have ruined almost every community I take part in.