Wikipedia, cynicism, and idealism.
Last week in Pacific Standard – a strong article was published called ‘The High Cost of Cynicism’. The report disclosed a short list of scholarly research which […]
Month: May 2015
Wiki War Dynamics
Wiki war elementals. In a wiki war, a number of online forces appear […]
Wikipedia editor ‘RedPenofDoom’ acknowledges Wikipedia as a battleground.
Wikipedia editor ‘TheRedPenofDoom’ or TRPoD is notorious on Wikipedia for his acerbic and sometimes abusive conduct and suspicious relationships to Wikipedia Admins. He was under […]
What is a Wiki War?
Wiki wars, defined somewhat. War, like the man said, is hell. A wiki war is no […]
WikiMedia software is the problem – Newslines.
Newslines has some very sophisticated commentary on the state of Wikipedia. While they cite thirteen problems, the problem that goes to ’11’ is the most […]
Wikipedia editor Manul and pals send me messages via Reddit (May 2015)
The below to me on Reddit. Yes, they know my Reddit account – and anywhere I may post on Reddit regarding WWHP – they show […]
‘Skeptics’ and ‘Skepticism’ as mentioned in this study
“Only question the important things.” Karl Pilkington, The Ricky Gervais Show. My intentional peeking into wiki wars began as a genuine curiosity. I […]
Rational Wiki’s tangled rationalizations for harassment. Meet Leuders. (May 2015)
RationalWiki editors who write the attack piece which targets yours truly don’t seem to be bothered at all that their article on me was […]
Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Reinforces The Value Of Digitizing Black History (HuffPo)
In the digital age, free online encyclopedias like Wikipedia have brought a newfound accessibility to a wide array of issues. While the crowdsourced nature of […]
Rational Wiki revisted (May 2015)
Rational Wiki is a collaborative wiki that looks like an online encyclopedia, somewhat like Wikipedia. It might even fool you into thinking it’s a Wikipedia […]