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I had the same experience on Wikipedia over a decade ago. My change was correcting a spelling mistake. A legitimate one. Not a British/American English diffe
by kradroy 7y ago
I had the same experience on Wikipedia over a decade ago. My change was correcting a spelling mistake. A legitimate one. Not a British/American English difference. It was reverted within a few minutes.
I never contributed again. I don't recall the response I got along with the revert, if any, but I felt like my help wasn't wanted.
However, when Wikipedia donation season rolls around I definitely feel my help is wanted.
- admax88q 7y agoHonestly, if one minor bad experience prevented you from ever contributing to wikipedia again, you're not the type of user that would become a long term editor. Wikipedia is rife with conflict due to being an open, easily anonymous platform frequently targeted by astroturfers and troll. It sucks that your first contribution was reverted, but to write off the entire community as a result... It's not like wikipedia is a corporation with a strict PR front for external communication, the editing process consists of flawed individuals just like any community.