Gamaliel claims in "The Signpost" that Wikipedia's existential threat comes from mansplaining STEMlords. Fans the flames on the talk page.

20  2015-10-28 by banned_main_

What a crock of shit. This isn't about safe spaces, it's about regular norms regarding human conduct and decency. I don't know where you work, but I doubt people get to call you the c word at your job or email you about your breast milk.

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We choose what kind of culture we want to have on the encyclopedia. I would not choose the culture of Qatar, or the culture of first world asshole masculinity.

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I apologize to mansplainers for insulting their mansplaining.

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MarkBernstein may be insufferable at times, and he has a talent for pissing of Wikipedians, especially the STEMlords, but he's absolutely right. [...] If this were a cover story and not a short piece, it might have been a death blow to Wikipedia.

Impartial commentary:

This "potential death blow" has since been corrected at least four times.

Additionally, the number of contributors to English Wikipedia has flatlined or declined annually for the better part of a decade.

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