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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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| + | Edit-a-thons are particularly associated with feminism.<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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Revision as of 10:07, 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.
Edit-a-thons are particularly associated with feminism.[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