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| '''Wikipediocracy''' is a website for discussion and criticism of ] and other ] sites.<ref name="Qworty">{{cite web|last=Leonard|first=Andrew|publisher=Salon.com|title=Revenge, ego and the corruption of Misplaced Pages|date=May 17, 2013|accessdate=May 18, 2013|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/05/17/revenge_ego_and_the_corruption_of_wikipedia/}}</ref> Their members have identified several serious problems within Misplaced Pages. One of these was revealing the likely editor responsible for a hoax article on the notional "]" which lasted five years before being challenged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-bicholim-conflict-hoax-deleted/|title=After a half-decade, massive Misplaced Pages hoax finally exposed|publisher=The Daily Dot|first=Kevin|last=Morris|date=January 1, 2013|accessdate=May 18, 2013}}</ref> More recently, Wikipediocracy members were responsible for helping ] reporter Andrew Leonard to expose Misplaced Pages "revenge editor" Qworty as writer ].<ref name="Qworty" /> | '''Wikipediocracy''' is a website for discussion and criticism of ] and other ] sites.<ref name="Qworty">{{cite web|last=Leonard|first=Andrew|publisher=Salon.com|title=Revenge, ego and the corruption of Misplaced Pages|date=May 17, 2013|accessdate=May 18, 2013|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/05/17/revenge_ego_and_the_corruption_of_wikipedia/}}</ref> Their members have identified several serious problems within Misplaced Pages. One of these was revealing the likely editor responsible for a hoax article on the notional "]" which lasted five years before being challenged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-bicholim-conflict-hoax-deleted/|title=After a half-decade, massive Misplaced Pages hoax finally exposed|publisher=The Daily Dot|first=Kevin|last=Morris|date=January 1, 2013|accessdate=May 18, 2013}}</ref> More recently, Wikipediocracy members were responsible for helping ] reporter Andrew Leonard to expose Misplaced Pages "revenge editor" Qworty as writer ].<ref name="Qworty" /> | ||
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| Members of the site have helped reporters understand several other important issues affecting Misplaced Pages. For instance, when the ]n government threatened to shut down the ] if they refused to delete information on ], Wikipediocracy alerted ] reporter Kevin Morris through ] to the extent of the deletions that editors made in the hope of staving off government action.<ref name="Russian weed">{{cite web |url = http://www.dailydot.com/news/russia-wikipedia-pot-smoking-ban-lifted/ |title = The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages pot article loses bongs, gets OK'd in Russia |last = Morris |first = Kevin |date = 9 April 2013 |website = The Daily Dot |accessdate= 18 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Daily Dot Kazakh">{{cite web |url = http://www.dailydot.com/politics/wikipedia-kazakhstan-dictatorship/ |title = The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages's odd relationship with the Kazakh dictatorship |last = Morris |first = Kevin |date = 25 December 2012 |website = The Daily Dot |accessdate= 18 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Daily Dot influence">{{cite web |url = http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-jimmy-wales-influence-scandal/ |title = The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages's Jimmy Wales breaks silence on resurgence of influence-peddling scandal |last = Alfonso |first = Fernando |date = 25 October 2012 |website = The Daily Dot |accessdate= 18 May 2013 }}</ref> | Members of the site have helped reporters understand several other important issues affecting Misplaced Pages. For instance, when the ]n government threatened to shut down the ] if they refused to delete information on ], Wikipediocracy alerted ] reporter Kevin Morris through ] to the extent of the deletions that editors made in the hope of staving off government action.<ref name="Russian weed">{{cite web |url = http://www.dailydot.com/news/russia-wikipedia-pot-smoking-ban-lifted/ |title = The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages pot article loses bongs, gets OK'd in Russia |last = Morris |first = Kevin |date = 9 April 2013 |website = The Daily Dot |accessdate= 18 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Daily Dot Kazakh">{{cite web |url = http://www.dailydot.com/politics/wikipedia-kazakhstan-dictatorship/ |title = The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages's odd relationship with the Kazakh dictatorship |last = Morris |first = Kevin |date = 25 December 2012 |website = The Daily Dot |accessdate= 18 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Daily Dot influence">{{cite web |url = http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-jimmy-wales-influence-scandal/ |title = The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages's Jimmy Wales breaks silence on resurgence of influence-peddling scandal |last = Alfonso |first = Fernando |date = 25 October 2012 |website = The Daily Dot |accessdate= 18 May 2013 }}</ref> | ||
| ==Membership== | |||
| Its membership includes ], Misplaced Pages administrators, including members of Misplaced Pages's ], journalists, and scholars, including ], who co-founded Misplaced Pages.<ref name="Press release">{{cite web |url = http://wikipediocracy.com/press-release/ |title = <nowiki>Announcing a new Misplaced Pages criticism site | Wikipediocracy</nowiki> |website = Wikipediocracy |accessdate = 19 May 2013 }}</ref> | Its membership includes ], Misplaced Pages administrators, including members of Misplaced Pages's ], journalists, and scholars, including ], who co-founded Misplaced Pages.<ref name="Press release">{{cite web |url = http://wikipediocracy.com/press-release/ |title = <nowiki>Announcing a new Misplaced Pages criticism site | Wikipediocracy</nowiki> |website = Wikipediocracy |accessdate = 19 May 2013 }}</ref> | ||
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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; 12 years ago (2012-03-16) |
| Current status | Active |
Wikipediocracy is a website for discussion and criticism of Misplaced Pages and other Wikimedia Foundation sites. Their members have identified several serious problems within Misplaced Pages. 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. More recently, Wikipediocracy members were responsible for helping Salon.com reporter Andrew Leonard to expose Misplaced Pages "revenge editor" Qworty as writer Robert Clark Young.
Media activity
Members of the site have helped reporters understand several other important issues affecting Misplaced Pages. For instance, when the Russian government threatened to shut down the Russian Misplaced Pages if they refused to delete information on marijuana, Wikipediocracy alerted Daily Dot reporter Kevin Morris through Twitter to the extent of the deletions that editors made in the hope of staving off government action.
Membership
Its membership includes current and former editors and users of Misplaced Pages, Misplaced Pages administrators, including members of Misplaced Pages's Arbitration Committee, journalists, and scholars, including Dr. Larry Sanger, who co-founded Misplaced Pages.
See Also
References
- "wikipediocracy.com info". alexa.com. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ Leonard, Andrew (May 17, 2013). "Revenge, ego and the corruption of Misplaced Pages". Salon.com. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- Morris, Kevin (January 1, 2013). "After a half-decade, massive Misplaced Pages hoax finally exposed". The Daily Dot. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- Morris, Kevin (9 April 2013). "The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages pot article loses bongs, gets OK'd in Russia". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Morris, Kevin (25 December 2012). "The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages's odd relationship with the Kazakh dictatorship". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Alfonso, Fernando (25 October 2012). "The Daily Dot - Misplaced Pages's Jimmy Wales breaks silence on resurgence of influence-peddling scandal". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- "Announcing a new Misplaced Pages criticism site | Wikipediocracy". Wikipediocracy. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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