1 Oct 2023 2:11 pm
Wikipedia is a far left American internet source that claims to be an encyclopedia. It frequently publishes political opinions that pose as facts. It often neglects to follow basic standards of enyclopedic writing. It will, for example, post biased writing at the beginning of biographies. This conflicts with the basic standard of providing neutral facts in introductions.
The site was founded by Jimmy Wales. Wales describes himself as being for liberty, but describes libertarians as “lunatics.” He also supported the fringe riots Occupy Walll Street and Occupy London. Founder Wales criticized Julian Assange for not being a true “wiki;” however, wikipedia’s own editing policies have dramatically changed. Many sections are closed and no longer subject to edits or corrections.
Wikipedias’s authors are often students, retirees, and the unemployed. They are left leaning, and some are communists/Marxists. Wikipedia’s authors are not even identified, but they were in the past. The author bios were often immature and odd, with writers describing themselves as “would be Vikings” or enjoying beer drinking. It is likely that bios were nixed because they were too embarrassing. Wikipedia maintains its authors are not paid, but it does have a core of authors who are paid. These authors are often far left and make up the core. They also have veto authority and delete factual material that conflicts with their far left ideology.
Wikipedia has long been criticized for a laundry list of items. Grammar, syntax, and punctuation can be very poor. Content is often far left and often does not reflect the subject. Alternative subjects are often maligned for being alternative. Articles on alternative health, for example, are not discussed objectively, but are simply criticized with political opinion. Many teachers will not allow their students to use Wikipedia because it is so unprofessionally riddled with problems.
The site was founded by Jimmy Wales. Wales describes himself as being for liberty, but describes libertarians as “lunatics.” He also supported the fringe riots Occupy Walll Street and Occupy London. Founder Wales criticized Julian Assange for not being a true “wiki;” however, wikipedia’s own editing policies have dramatically changed. Many sections are closed and no longer subject to edits or corrections.
Wikipedias’s authors are often students, retirees, and the unemployed. They are left leaning, and some are communists/Marxists. Wikipedia’s authors are not even identified, but they were in the past. The author bios were often immature and odd, with writers describing themselves as “would be Vikings” or enjoying beer drinking. It is likely that bios were nixed because they were too embarrassing. Wikipedia maintains its authors are not paid, but it does have a core of authors who are paid. These authors are often far left and make up the core. They also have veto authority and delete factual material that conflicts with their far left ideology.
Wikipedia has long been criticized for a laundry list of items. Grammar, syntax, and punctuation can be very poor. Content is often far left and often does not reflect the subject. Alternative subjects are often maligned for being alternative. Articles on alternative health, for example, are not discussed objectively, but are simply criticized with political opinion. Many teachers will not allow their students to use Wikipedia because it is so unprofessionally riddled with problems.