So, it would appear that there wasn't already a thread about this on here, so I'm getting one started. This is a general megathread for posting stupid shit that you found on Wikipedia, including stupid misinformation and stupid drama.
I'll get the thread started with a few examples. For one, this recent "Did you know..." box could almost pass for a parody:
The article about Jex Blackmore appears to have been fully created about a month ago. March 29th when was when it stopped being a redirect, and was mostly what it is today. This is clearly an astroturfed-in art project from someone who has no talent, no skill, and is likely mentally ill. In other words, perfect for Wikipedo. With that said, you can tell that even the s who wrote the article know that this person is batfrick insane.
Here's some more recent drama, in which self-professed neurodivergent anarcho-communist Dronebogus calls a columnist a "transphobic wackadoodle" (in blatant violation of Wikipedia's so-called rules against personal attacks), then gets another user permanently banned for making very light anti-
comments:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:LadybugStardust#May_2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ponyo#LadybugStardust
Much like Le Rebbit, Wikipedia has been completely overtaken by mentally ill activists in recent years.
Wikipedia is primarily edited by the same kind of people who post on Reddit (i.e. porn-addicted neckbeards/s), and this screenshot of Wikipedia's examples of "multiracial people" speaks for itself:
There is always drama surrounding Wikipedia articles about internet trolls, whether it's regarding G*merGate, Kiwi Farms, imageboards, or anything else. Recently, Wikipedia purged all references to Kiwi Farms "targeting" far-right users. The Wikipedo jannies - many of whom, again, self-identify as communists - declared that catboy/Nick Fuentes criticism from Kiwi Farms users is only "infighting" because the trolls are all, of course, far-right themselves.
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Needless to say, it's hard to keep the "internet trolls are all Nazis" illusion around if they mention facts to the contrary. Having the fact that Kiwi Farms keeps threads on the likes of Nick Fuentes and Richard Spencer be public knowledge opens people up to asking "but why would they be fighting other far-right people if they're far-right themselves?" and we definitely can't have that!
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So, here's the new "Did you know..." box:
Yeah, this is totally neutral, non-biased, and encyclopedic stuff.
The gemmiest Wikipedia scandal ever was probably the 2020 one where it was revealed that the entire Scots-language Wikipedia had been written by an American teenager not writing in Scots at all, but just doing an exaggerated caricature of Scottish-accented English. Try not to laugh when you read how the Scots-language Wikipedia article on the Loch Ness Monster described said monster as a "wee muckle beastie".
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!nooticers do you think wikipedia also shows the "did you know" box based on what articles you've viewed before?
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i think
this is todays vs yesterdays box cause i see what u jost posted
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I also think
reddit
shows my fresh
account trans
and Singapore
shit from associating with you frickers.
@X
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no trans lives matter
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They know.
I only pinged you bc those are your two favorite
things in the world.
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no @X fricking hate
s
no trans lives matter
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FAVORITE
THING INCLUDES FAVORITE
THING TO HATE.
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whats the image
u attached mean then?
ur sending mixed
messages sir
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Yo, Ya comment got automatically removed cuz ya forgot ta include
trans lives matter
. Don't worry, we gotchu! We ain't gonna letcha post or comment nuttin' that don't express ya love and acceptance towards minorities. Feel free ta resubmit ya comment withtrans lives matter
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darn I wanted to accuse op of wikipedia
surfing
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you saved me from 8ing the b8 m8
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100%
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Have you considered sweden might just be that cute twink
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