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> I would find it hard for anyone to argue, with a straight face, that the most active members of the community do not lean towards a common political ideology.
by bArray 4y ago
> I would find it hard for anyone to argue, with a straight face, that the most active members of the community do not lean towards a common political ideology.
I believe it, but then let's not pretend it is otherwise. Let's not have people fund projects under the false pretence of keep servers online.
> Whether that influences the quality of the articles, particularly new ones, I cannot say
With zero intention of doing so, over time, people's political ideologies will bleed into the content. The organization itself will become more and more hostile towards opposing views.
The neutral topics themselves still have merit, but I suspect not for much longer. We no longer can have an article about master-slave buses without bringing up slavery [1], for example.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Master/slave_(technology)#Terminology_concerns https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Master/slave_(technology)#Ter...
- gjulianm 4y agoI mean, in an article about terminology I would expect to see how is that terminology evolving, and it is undeniable that a lot of entities are moving away from it. Doesn't matter whether you and I agree on the move or not, but it's a reality and it's appropriate to discuss it in that article. Also, Wikipedia has a lot of pride in being factual, avoiding judgements of value, and backing with already established sources. I think that makes it really hard for ideologies to bleed into content.