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Unrelated to the topic at hand, but who else here on HN actually contributes to Wikipedia? Lots of technical articles in the algorithms & data structures field
by ahelwer 15y ago
Unrelated to the topic at hand, but who else here on HN actually contributes to Wikipedia? Lots of technical articles in the algorithms & data structures field are very lacking, and you aren't likely to encounter the much-discussed editor drama wars there.
I myself have started expanding the articles on string search algorithms, and have found it is a great way to incentivize learning things while also contributing meaningfully to society.
- DanBC 15y agoI used to gnome away on WP. I got bored of dealing with over-zealous twinkle users rollbacking stuff, and templating me, for things which were obviously not vandalism. Then there was a problem with my (real) name. And there were problems with every name I chose after that - the names policy is baffling. So, now I do contribute a spelling or punctuation correction if it's obvious and if it's on a page that I'm reading, but I make no contribution otherwise.
- ahelwer 15y agoI suppose all I can say is that my experience has not matched yours. I've rewritten some articles almost from scratch, and the only feedback I've received so far is someone pointing out a bug in my Python implementation of an algorithm. Here's hoping my good luck continues?