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{{Infobox website|name=Leftypedia|logo=Leftypedia wordmark.png|type=Online encyclopedia|language=English|founding_date=2019|founder=CyberSynGang|url=leftypedia.org (2019–2022)<br>[https://wiki.leftypol.org wiki.leftypol.org] (2022–)}} | {{Infobox website|name=Leftypedia|logo=Leftypedia wordmark.png|type=Online encyclopedia|language=English|founding_date=2019|founder=CyberSynGang|url=leftypedia.org (2019–2022)<br>[https://wiki.leftypol.org wiki.leftypol.org] (2022–)}} | ||
'''Leftypedia''' is an online collaborative encyclopedia that inspired the creation of [[ProleWiki]]. Unlike ProleWiki, Leftypedia aims to be a big tent organisation, containing views from all sections of "leftism" | '''Leftypedia''' is an online collaborative encyclopedia that inspired the creation of [[ProleWiki]]. Unlike ProleWiki, Leftypedia aims to be a big tent organisation, containing views from all sections of "[[leftism]]," whether [[Marxist]] or not.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=Leftypedia|title=Main Page|url=https://wiki.leftypol.org/wiki/Main_Page|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015020124/https://wiki.leftypol.org/wiki/Main_Page|archive-date=2022-10-15|retrieved=2022-11-25|quote=Leftypedia aims to document and propagate left-wing theory from a variety of different tendencies, and thus contribute to a more unified leftist movement in which no view is misrepresented}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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Between February and August 2023, administrator Harrystein banned several alt accounts of [[Comrade:Wisconcom|Wisconcom]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|newspaper=Leftypedia|title=Blocked users|url=https://wiki.leftypol.org/wiki/Special:BlockList|retrieved=2024-06-18}}</ref> | Between February and August 2023, administrator Harrystein banned several alt accounts of [[Comrade:Wisconcom|Wisconcom]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|newspaper=Leftypedia|title=Blocked users|url=https://wiki.leftypol.org/wiki/Special:BlockList|retrieved=2024-06-18}}</ref> | ||
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RedParabola was promoted to administrator on 18 June 2024. [[MediaWiki]] allows administrators to ban other administrators, including those who appointed them.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation|author=Harrystein|newspaper=Leftypedia|title=Leftypedia:Community hub|date=2024-06-18|url=https://wiki.leftypol.org/index.php?title=Leftypedia:Community_hub&oldid=23019}}</ref> RedParabola banned Harrystein and nine other users over the course of 16 minutes, accusing some of being [[Anarchism|anarchists]], [[Maoism|Maoists]], or [[Left communism|left-communists]] despite the non-sectarian principles of the wiki.<ref name=":1" /> RedParabola then deleted several pages including [[People's Republic of China]], which he described as a "[[Fascism|fascist]] and [[Social-imperialism|social-imperialist]] state."<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Leftypedia|title=Deletion log|url=https://wiki.leftypol.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&user=&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype=delete&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist|retrieved=2024-06-18}}</ref> Soon after, Aussig banned four users including RedParabola himself,<ref name=":1" /> and the remaining users on the wiki changed its description to be explicitly "[[anti-revisionist]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]]" instead of generically leftist.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stalinium Magus|newspaper=Leftypedia|title=Leftypedia: Difference between revisions|date=2024-06-18|url=https://wiki.leftypol.org/index.php?title=Leftypedia&type=revision&diff=23011&oldid=20853}}</ref> | |||
Discomrade, who had been blocked but not removed from administrator roles, was able to unban themself and temporarily restore admin powers to Harrystein and Capuch1n, allowing Harrystein to permanently ban Aussig and RedParabola, restore the formerly deleted pages, and unblock other users banned during the coup attempt.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Leftypedia|title=All public logs|url=https://wiki.leftypol.org/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=&user=&offset=&limit=100|retrieved=2024-06-19}}</ref> In a statement after the incident, Harrystein stated that RedParabola was likely an alt account of Wisconcom.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
== Comparison to ProleWiki == | == Comparison to ProleWiki == | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 19 June 2024
Leftypedia | |
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| Type | Online encyclopedia |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder | CyberSynGang |
| URL | leftypedia.org (2019–2022) wiki.leftypol.org (2022–) |
Leftypedia is an online collaborative encyclopedia that inspired the creation of ProleWiki. Unlike ProleWiki, Leftypedia aims to be a big tent organisation, containing views from all sections of "leftism," whether Marxist or not.[1]
History
Leftypedia originated in 2019 with the purpose of safeguarding content from Marxistpedia following its shutdown. Initially hosted at the leftypedia.org domain, the site was taken down in July 2022. However, it was subsequently revived under the wiki.leftypol.org domain later that year, where it remains active as of 2024.[2]
Edit wars
Between February and August 2023, administrator Harrystein banned several alt accounts of Wisconcom.[3]
Hoxhaist coup attempt
RedParabola was promoted to administrator on 18 June 2024. MediaWiki allows administrators to ban other administrators, including those who appointed them.[4] RedParabola banned Harrystein and nine other users over the course of 16 minutes, accusing some of being anarchists, Maoists, or left-communists despite the non-sectarian principles of the wiki.[3] RedParabola then deleted several pages including People's Republic of China, which he described as a "fascist and social-imperialist state."[5] Soon after, Aussig banned four users including RedParabola himself,[3] and the remaining users on the wiki changed its description to be explicitly "anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist" instead of generically leftist.[6]
Discomrade, who had been blocked but not removed from administrator roles, was able to unban themself and temporarily restore admin powers to Harrystein and Capuch1n, allowing Harrystein to permanently ban Aussig and RedParabola, restore the formerly deleted pages, and unblock other users banned during the coup attempt.[7] In a statement after the incident, Harrystein stated that RedParabola was likely an alt account of Wisconcom.[4]
Comparison to ProleWiki
The primary difference between ProleWiki and Leftypedia is that Leftypedia seeks to be a big tent, "catch-all leftist" encyclopedia,[1] whereas ProleWiki expressly follows the line of scientific socialism and Marxism-Leninism. Without an emphasis on scientific socialism, one runs the risk of supporting imperialist propaganda against socialist states, due to allowing multiple tendencies definitions' of imperialism which may contradict one another. This was attempted by ProleWiki with other Marxist currents in its very early days, and ultimately led to endless debates in private internal chats that negatively impacted the output of content on pages.
Another difference is that Leftypedia is only available in English while ProleWiki has instances in several other languages in the spirit of proletarian internationalism.
Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Leftypedia aims to document and propagate left-wing theory from a variety of different tendencies, and thus contribute to a more unified leftist movement in which no view is misrepresented”
"Main Page". Leftypedia. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-11-25. - ↑ "Leftypedia". Leftypedia. Archived from the original on 2024-04-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Blocked users". Leftypedia. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harrystein (2024-06-18). "Leftypedia:Community hub" Leftypedia.
- ↑ "Deletion log". Leftypedia. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ↑ Stalinium Magus (2024-06-18). "Leftypedia: Difference between revisions" Leftypedia.
- ↑ "All public logs". Leftypedia. Retrieved 2024-06-19.