OCTOBER 17, 2022|MEDIA & JOURNALISM
The Miraculous Quest of One Woman To Write Wikipedia Bios For Thousands of Female Scientists
Jessica Wade is on a mission. For the past several years, she has single-handedly written thousands of Wikipedia bios for unheralded women scientists. Predictably, her biggest challenge is "Wikimedians," the crusty tribe of self-anointed Wikipedia editors that actively delete anything they find objectionable. For years, I have criticized this group as a bunch of territorial protectionists that troll the Internet in their own way.
There is another side to the story, though, about why Wikipedia relies on this same group to fight intentional manipulation from "state-sponsored disinformation moles." Sadly, it seems the world does actually need these editorial watchdogs ... which truly pains me to admit.
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