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Contributors to the site include [[Larry Sanger|Dr. Larry Sanger]],<ref name="Press release">{{cite web |url = http://wikipediocracy.com/press-release/ |title = <nowiki>Announcing a new Wikipedia criticism site | Wikipediocracy</nowiki> |website = Wikipediocracy |accessdate = 19 May 2013 }}</ref> co-founder of Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite news|first = Marshall|last = Poe|title = The Hive|url = http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/wikipedia/|publisher = [[The Atlantic Monthly]]|date = September 2006|accessdate = May 19, 2013}}</ref> Gregory Kohs, owner of [[MyWikiBiz]], is a contributor to and owns the domain registration for Wikipediocracy. |
Contributors to the site include [[Larry Sanger|Dr. Larry Sanger]],<ref name="Press release">{{cite web |url = http://wikipediocracy.com/press-release/ |title = <nowiki>Announcing a new Wikipedia criticism site | Wikipediocracy</nowiki> |website = Wikipediocracy |accessdate = 19 May 2013 }}</ref> co-founder of Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite news|first = Marshall|last = Poe|title = The Hive|url = http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/wikipedia/|publisher = [[The Atlantic Monthly]]|date = September 2006|accessdate = May 19, 2013}}</ref> Gregory Kohs, owner of [[MyWikiBiz]], is a contributor to<ref name="Press release" /> and owns the domain registration for Wikipediocracy. |
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Type of site | Blog and forum |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Revenue | 0 |
| URL | www.wikipediocracy.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional, required for some features |
| Launched | March 16, 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
Wikipediocracy is a website for discussion and criticism of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation sites.[2] Its members have identified several serious problems within Wikipedia.
Media activity
Wikipediocracy contributors have played essential investigative roles in the reporting of various problems, conflicts, and controversies about Wikipedia. One of these was revealing the likely editor responsible for a hoax article on the notional "Bicholim conflict" which lasted five years before being challenged.[3] More recently, Wikipediocracy members were responsible for helping Salon.com reporter Andrew Leonard to expose Wikipedia "revenge editor" Qworty as writer Robert Clark Young.[2]
Members of the site have brought several other important issues affecting Wikipedia to reporters' attention. For instance, when the Russian government threatened to shut down the Russian Wikipedia if they refused to delete information on marijuana, Wikipediocracy alerted Daily Dot reporter Kevin Morris through Twitter of the extensive deletions made by Russian Wikipedians in the hope of staving off government action.[4] Other areas where the assistance of Wikipediocracy members has been useful to the press have had to do with Jimmy Wales's relationship with the government of Kazakhstan[5] and the intricate controversy swirling around Gibraltarpedia.[6][7]
Contributors
Contributors to the site include Dr. Larry Sanger,[8] co-founder of Wikipedia.[9] Gregory Kohs, owner of MyWikiBiz, is a contributor to[8] and owns the domain registration for Wikipediocracy.
See also
References
- ^ "wikipediocracy.com info". alexa.com. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Leonard, Andrew (May 17, 2013). "Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia". Salon.com. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ Morris, Kevin (January 1, 2013). "After a half-decade, massive Wikipedia hoax finally exposed". The Daily Dot. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ Morris, Kevin (9 April 2013). "The Daily Dot - Wikipedia pot article loses bongs, gets OK'd in Russia". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Morris, Kevin (25 December 2012). "The Daily Dot - Wikipedia's odd relationship with the Kazakh dictatorship". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Alfonso, Fernando (25 October 2012). "The Daily Dot - Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales breaks silence on resurgence of influence-peddling scandal". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Wales: Let's ban Gibraltar-crazy Wikipedians for 5 years • The Register".
- ^ a b "Announcing a new Wikipedia criticism site | Wikipediocracy". Wikipediocracy. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Poe, Marshall (September 2006). "The Hive". The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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