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Pardon My French (Court Case)

Posted on January 26th, 2023 Comments closed

A successful lawsuit in France against the Wikimedia Foundation demonstrates one of the problems with Wikipedia’s “anonymity at all costs” business model.

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Tags: , , , | Category: BLPs, Harassment, Sockpuppetry, Wikimedia Foundation

What’s in a Name?

Posted on February 26th, 2021 2 comments - (Comments closed)
Peppermint, uploaded by Tenebrae to Wikimedia Commons

Peppermint abandoned her original name, became famous under a new name, and politely asked everyone to refer to her by her new, legal name. No problem, right? Well, some Wikipedians do have a problem. For some, it is a totally unacceptable imposition.

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Tags: , , | Category: BLPs, Conflict of Interest, Harassment, Meet the Wikipedians, Reliable Sources, Sockpuppetry

Wikidata: Melania Trump was a “former sex worker and porn star”

Posted on September 5th, 2019 3 comments - (Comments closed)

Melania Trump was a “former sex worker and porn star” — or at least that’s what people visiting Wikimedia Commons, Simple-English Wikipedia, and Wikidata read for nine days after her Wikidata entry was vandalized on June 15th, 2019.

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Category: BLPs, Harassment, Wikimedia Foundation
 
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