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Wed. 01/25 - Wikipedia as a Model for the Rest of the Internet
How Wikipedia editors are bringing more nuance into their decisions and what ripple effects that can have on a website that increasingly defines our shared reality. Plus, how do you refer to historical figures who may have been trans? And a veritable laundry list of attempted Wikipedia hoaxes––including the recent discovery of what is most likely Representative George Santos’ Wikipedia user bio from over a decade ago, and its many, many creative lies.
Links:
The Culture Wars Look Different on Wikipedia (The Atlantic)
My video on talking about potentially trans people from history (Jackson Bird, YouTube)
The debate over George Jetson's birthday (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
The Mr. Pringles hoax (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
The fabricated Scots Wikipedia pages (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
George Santos appears to admit drag queen past in Wiki post (Politico)
The High Five Wikipedia page love story (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Depths of Wiki on Twitter Jackson Bird on Twitter
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How Wikipedia editors are bringing more nuance into their decisions and what ripple effects that can have on a website that increasingly defines our shared reality. Plus, how do you refer to historical figures who may have been trans? And a veritable laundry list of attempted Wikipedia hoaxes––including the recent discovery of what is most likely Representative George Santos’ Wikipedia user bio from over a decade ago, and its many, many creative lies.
Links:
The Culture Wars Look Different on Wikipedia (The Atlantic)
My video on talking about potentially trans people from history (Jackson Bird, YouTube)
The debate over George Jetson's birthday (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
The Mr. Pringles hoax (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
The fabricated Scots Wikipedia pages (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
George Santos appears to admit drag queen past in Wiki post (Politico)
The High Five Wikipedia page love story (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Depths of Wiki on Twitter Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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