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'''Wikipedia''' is a multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia uses the same software that [[ProleWiki]] and [[EcuRed]] uses, called [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. | '''Wikipedia''' is a multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia uses the same software that [[ProleWiki]] and [[EcuRed]] uses, called [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. | ||
While Wikipedia's large number of editors is a strength compared to physical encyclopedias, its popularity means that it's a prime target for misinformation campaigns by state actors or corporate interests. This, in part, is the reasoning behind starting [[ProleWiki]]. | While Wikipedia's large number of editors is a strength compared to physical encyclopedias, its popularity means that it's a prime target for misinformation campaigns by state actors or corporate interests. This, in part, is the reasoning behind starting [[ProleWiki]]. | ||
== Concept == | |||
== Bias == | |||
=== Ties to US government organizations == | |||
=== Funding === | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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*[[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] ([[Wikipedia|about]]) | *[[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] ([[Wikipedia|about]]) | ||
*EcuRed ([https://www.ecured.cu/Wikipedia Spanish], [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecured.cu%2FWikipedia English auto translated)] ([[EcuRed|about]]) | *EcuRed ([https://www.ecured.cu/Wikipedia Spanish], [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecured.cu%2FWikipedia English auto translated)] ([[EcuRed|about]]) | ||
* [https://thegrayzone.com/2020/06/11/meet-wikipedias-ayn-rand-loving-founder-and-wikimedia-foundations-regime-change-operative-ceo/ Grayzone: «Meet Wikipedia's Ayn Rand-loving founder and regime change operative CEO»] | |||
* [https://thegrayzone.com/2020/06/10/wikipedia-formally-censors-the-grayzone-as-regime-change-advocates-monopolize-editing/ Grayzone: «Wikipedia formally censors The Grayzone as regime-change advocates monopolize editing»] | |||
* https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-the-man-behind-a-third-of-whats-on-wikipedia/ (One person, who works at U.S. Customs and Border Protection "records and information", has edite ⅓ of English Wikipedia.) | |||
* An example for a much-read Wikipedia article using very biased sources to push a wrong narrative: https://prolewiki.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-biased-sources.png | |||
Revision as of 16:45, 20 November 2020
Wikipedia is a multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia uses the same software that ProleWiki and EcuRed uses, called MediaWiki.
While Wikipedia's large number of editors is a strength compared to physical encyclopedias, its popularity means that it's a prime target for misinformation campaigns by state actors or corporate interests. This, in part, is the reasoning behind starting ProleWiki.
Concept
Bias
= Ties to US government organizations
Funding
External Links
please use these external links to improve this page
- Wikipedia (about)
- EcuRed (Spanish, English auto translated) (about)
- Grayzone: «Meet Wikipedia's Ayn Rand-loving founder and regime change operative CEO»
- Grayzone: «Wikipedia formally censors The Grayzone as regime-change advocates monopolize editing»
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-the-man-behind-a-third-of-whats-on-wikipedia/ (One person, who works at U.S. Customs and Border Protection "records and information", has edite ⅓ of English Wikipedia.)
- An example for a much-read Wikipedia article using very biased sources to push a wrong narrative: https://prolewiki.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-biased-sources.png
