Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney

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767 points coloneltcb | 2 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.47s | source

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sedev ◴[26 Apr 25 03:04 UTC] No.43800538[source]▶

I am going to say a thing I say a lot: please edit Wikipedia. It is easier to do than you probably think! Wikipedia's biggest constraint is no longer money or server space, it's editor time (especially since LLM-based garbage is a force multiplier on disruptive editing that does not have a corresponding improvement to good-faith editing). Any topic area you know about and/or care about can benefit from your attention. Fixing typos is valuable. Adding photos is valuable. Flagging vandalism is valuable. Please edit Wikipedia.

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1. brightball ◴[26 Apr 25 03:07 UTC] No.43800561[source]▶

>>43800538 #

I always wonder why certain topics are locked.

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2. sedev ◴[26 Apr 25 03:16 UTC] No.43800620[source]▶

>>43800561 (TP) #

For most things the talk pages will explain why it is restricted, but if someone forgot to put a notice there, there's also a giant list of "the following topic areas reliably attract disruptive editing and get people angry, so admins move much more quickly to restrict editing than they would otherwise." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions#Ac...

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