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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. |
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| + | Feminists often claim that women are the subject of articles less than they should be.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-07/women-erased-from-history-on-wikipedia/7225556</ref><ref>https://archive.is/cPclS</ref> |
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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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Latest revision as of 10:08, 29 April 2025
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.
Feminists often claim that women are the subject of articles less than they should be.[1][2]
Feminist university professors openly offer credit for editing Wikipedia[3][4][5][6][7][8]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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References
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-07/women-erased-from-history-on-wikipedia/7225556
- ↑ https://archive.is/cPclS
- ↑ 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