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| − | An [[edit-a-thon]], sometimes known as a '''wikistorm''' is an organised event in which a group with a vested interest will arrange for its members to edit Wikipedia in order to push their ideology. |
+ | An [[edit-a-thon]], sometimes known as a '''wikistorm''' is an organised event in which a group with a vested interest will arrange for its members to edit [[Wikipedia]] in order to push their ideology. |
Feminist university professors openly offer credit for editing Wikipedia<ref>Katherine Timpf., [https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5028 ‘Storming Wikipedia’: Colleges offer credit to students who enter ‘feminist thinking’ into Wikipedia]. Campus Reform (2013)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/wip/XtmII</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/tech/wikistorming-colleges-offer-credit-to-inject-feminism-into-wikipedia Wikistorming: Colleges offer credit to inject feminism into Wikipedia]. Fox News (2013)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/12i9H</ref><ref>https://magenta.as/this-is-what-happens-at-a-feminist-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-15baea4ac8cd</ref><ref>https://archive.is/ZQxrb</ref>with the sole purpose of increasing feminist ideology within Wikipedia articles, and to censor male-positive discourse and research on men. |
Feminist university professors openly offer credit for editing Wikipedia<ref>Katherine Timpf., [https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5028 ‘Storming Wikipedia’: Colleges offer credit to students who enter ‘feminist thinking’ into Wikipedia]. Campus Reform (2013)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/wip/XtmII</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/tech/wikistorming-colleges-offer-credit-to-inject-feminism-into-wikipedia Wikistorming: Colleges offer credit to inject feminism into Wikipedia]. Fox News (2013)</ref><ref>https://archive.is/12i9H</ref><ref>https://magenta.as/this-is-what-happens-at-a-feminist-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-15baea4ac8cd</ref><ref>https://archive.is/ZQxrb</ref>with the sole purpose of increasing feminist ideology within Wikipedia articles, and to censor male-positive discourse and research on men. |
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| − | Negative and inaccurate portrayals of men and boys have permeated mainstream media and online knowledge repositories such as Wikipedia, where the bias is particularly evident. Wikipedia editors routinely write negative commentaries about men and Wikipedia admins protect those commentaries while censoring counter-narratives that might show less biased, more accurate information. |
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| − | Those in control of Wikipedia have succeeded in [[deplatforming]] much reliable information about men and boys. |
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Latest revision as of 09:28, 22 September 2024
An edit-a-thon, sometimes known as a wikistorm is an organised event in which a group with a vested interest will arrange for its members to edit Wikipedia in order to push their ideology.
Feminist university professors openly offer credit for editing Wikipedia[1][2][3][4][5][6]with the sole purpose of increasing feminist ideology within Wikipedia articles, and to censor male-positive discourse and research on men.
See Also
References
- ↑ Katherine Timpf., ‘Storming Wikipedia’: Colleges offer credit to students who enter ‘feminist thinking’ into Wikipedia. Campus Reform (2013)
- ↑ https://archive.is/wip/XtmII
- ↑ Wikistorming: Colleges offer credit to inject feminism into Wikipedia. Fox News (2013)
- ↑ https://archive.is/12i9H
- ↑ https://magenta.as/this-is-what-happens-at-a-feminist-edit-a-thon-for-wikipedia-15baea4ac8cd
- ↑ https://archive.is/ZQxrb