#Wikimedia

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For those who don’t know, Elon Musk has recently been directing his assholery towards Wikipedia — calling them ‘Wokepedia’ due to the amount they spend on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and calling for people to stop giving them money “until they restore balance to their editing authority” —, now is a great time to consider donating to Wikipedia!

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I love this picture of a dog from Wikipedia so much

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Asian Antelope - Nilgais

Nilgais are the largest antelope species in Asia.

Image by Jakub Hałun via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Day 391: Moss frog, Rio de Janeiro

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–This image is part of the public domain, meaning you can do anything you want with it! (you could even sell it as a shirt, poster or whatever, no need to credit it!)–

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Malojapass Böhringer 2018

“Maloja Pass in the blue hour.” - via Wikimedia Commons

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London - John Norden's map of 1593 version 2, en Wikimedia.org

[photomatt]

The forceful resistance to (UI) changes here reminds me a bit of Wikimedia/MediaWiki, where entrenched communities of power users can block public-facing design revamps that would benefit not-logged-in users and might help against declining editor numbers … even though logged-in Wikipedians are always free to keep using decades-old skins …

Anyways, here’s a bit of a question: Do you think Tumblr/Automattic could profit from a convo about this with Wikimedia?

I think the folks who work on any large platform like Reddit, Twitter, Discord, Midjourney, Wikimedia, AO3, etc have a lot to learn from each other and I'm happy to share a meal and a drink with anyone who has been in the crucible of building a social product. It's part of the mimetic and cultural evolution as we influence each other.

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street artist (mime) (x)

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"Picture of a member of the Goth subculture, showcasing the culture's racial diversity." Luna Minuit. 5 April 2013.

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Yeah I know those they're my beloved mutuals on tumblr.com

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Day 408: Total solar eclipse, captured in 1961

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–This image is part of the public domain, meaning you can do anything you want with it! (you could even sell it as a shirt, poster or whatever, no need to credit it!)–

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Oliver Willis at Daily Kos:

Billionaire conservative donor Elon Musk called on the public to stop donating to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia, due to the organization’s support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). “Stop donating to Wokepedia until they restore balance to their editing authority,” Musk wrote on X, responding to a post from the anti-trans account Libs of TikTok noting that the foundation spent $50 million of its $177 million budget on DEI. A spokesperson for Wikipedia explained to Newsweek that its investment in diversity is meant to make the digital encyclopedia more accurate.

“Wikipedia is built on the premise that it becomes better when more people of different backgrounds—including political persuasions—source, edit, curate, and research content. Our equity goal advances that,” they said. For years now, particularly in the wake of protests following the murder of George Floyd, conservatives have attacked DEI efforts. The right’s complaints against Wikipedia are also reflective of the longstanding conservative desire to control information [...] Wikipedia’s influence runs counter to the likes of Musk’s X and Fox News. While the encyclopedia has faults, it plays a prominent role in providing accurate, up-to-date information. On Wikipedia, the public can learn about public figures like Musk, including his history of promoting conspiracy theories, racism, and anti-transgender bigotry. The right has tried to counteract Wikipedia’s influence before. The site Conservapedia was launched in 2006 as a right-wing alternative. The entries on the site are extremely biased and riddled with factual inaccuracies. 

[...] Conservatives believe that sources of information must reflect a conservative worldview rather than objective reality, which is why Trump has gone after news outlets like ABC News and The New York Times for not repeating right-wing propaganda. Even though many of these outlets have promoted conservative narratives and buckled under right-wing criticism and legal threats, it still isn’t enough for Trump.

Elon Musk and the right-wing media influencer circuit are mad at Wikipedia as part of their anti-DEI circlejerk campaign, all because the company has DEI policies.

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Princeton students after a freshman vs. sophomores snowball fight in 1893.

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Miscellaneous Wikipedia userboxes I've found

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File:Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey.jpg Jon Wickens