One “very senior Wikimedian,” we are told, “came to think of the project as a ‘city built by Asperger’s.’ ”

If you get the paywall, it’s readable at http://archive.today/R2rnW

  • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    Self promotion is a different rule that exists. Also, their threshold for what constitutes ‘notability’ is ridiculously arbitrary and bureaucratic, or at least it was in the past. I doubt it’s changed.

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      It’s notable if there are reliable sources about it. If there are no reliable sources about it, you wouldn’t be able to write much about the topic anyway. Unless you conduct your original research.

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        In theory. I’ve seen firsthand the number of arguments about what constitutes notability and reliable sources. It’s not for nothing that this is the biggest divide among Wikipedia editors.