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In the media

The ugly, the bad, the playful, and the promising

Backchannel recounts the challenges of the Wikipedia editor who created Wikipedia's iconic "citation needed" template

Backchannel takes on the issue of mental and emotional well-being among Wikipedians, noting that during a seven-year span, Wikimedia Foundation staff "responded to almost 500 threats of suicide and other imminent harm to people and property." The piece explores the general issue through the story of one Wikipedian's troubling experiences, and delves into the efforts of the WMF's Support and Safety team. (Aug. 16)

Journalist describes efforts to remove a hit piece

Journalist Tom Mendelsohn of Ars Technica recounts how his "joy turned to disappointment" after learning that a brief biography of him had been published on Wikipedia, and then realizing that it had been written "to attack [him] as an unhinged left-wing agitator." He describes his successful, if frustrating, efforts to get the article removed. (Aug. 15)

Cracked takes a playful jab at a 10-year-old comment from an exasperated Wikipedian, but then concedes that his point had some merit.



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