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I've edited the title. For reference, the actual article title is "Wikipedia admin jailed for 32 years after alleged Saudi spy infiltration" – which does indeed
by akolbe 4y ago
I've edited the title. For reference, the actual article title is "Wikipedia admin jailed for 32 years after alleged Saudi spy infiltration" – which does indeed make it sound as though the Wikipedian was jailed for "alleged Saudi spy infiltration". That's not the case.
Instead, what is meant by "infiltration" is that the Saudi government has allegedly infiltrated Wikipedia and that this is the reason why the Wikimedia Foundation recently banned all Saudi-based administrators from further involvement in Wikimedia websites.
What two Saudi Wikipedians have reportedly been jailed for is "swaying public opinion" and "violating public morals." See https://dawnmena.org/saudi-arabia-government-agents-infiltrate-wikipedia-sentence-independent-wikipedia-administrators-to-prison/ https://dawnmena.org/saudi-arabia-government-agents-infiltra... and https://alqst.org/en/post/extreme-jail-terms-in-saudi-arabia-signal-new-phase-of-repression https://alqst.org/en/post/extreme-jail-terms-in-saudi-arabia...
- pvg 4y agoYour edit doesn't make the title less confusing, just confusing in a different way. The original seems fine, it's neither misleading nor clickbait so there's not a particularly strong case for changing it.
- dang 4y agoI think "Saudi Arabia jails Wikipedia admin for 32 years; alleged govt infiltration of WP" is still a bit confusing, plus we try to avoid abbreviations as a device for fitting the 80-char limit. I agree this is a tough one! I've reverted to the article's title but took out the word "spy" since it doesn't clarify anything. If someone suggests a better title, we can change it again. Better = "more accurate and neutral, preferably using representative language from the article".
- akolbe 4y agoOkay.