Wed. 01/25 - Wikipedia as a Model for the Rest of the Internet

<p><strong><em>How Wikipedia editors are bringing more nuance into their decisions and what ripple effects that can have on a website that increasingly defines our shared reality. Plus, how do you refer to historical figures who may have been trans? And a veritable laundry list of attempted Wikipedia hoaxes––including the recent discovery of what is most likely Representative George Santos’ Wikipedia user bio from over a decade ago, and its many, many creative lies.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/01/wikipedia-gender-identity-pronouns-guidelines/672806" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Culture Wars Look Different on Wikipedia</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lr0HJPhFoI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My video on talking about potentially trans people from history</a> (Jackson Bird, YouTube)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/tue-1004-turns-out-buttons-are-bad-for-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The debate over George Jetson's birthday</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing/episodes/2295bc00-89c1-4d51-96d6-ca82536ca89d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mr. Pringles hoax</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/thu-0827-why-pumpkin-spice-will-never-die/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The fabricated Scots Wikipedia pages</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/20/george-santos-appears-to-admit-drag-queen-past-in-wiki-post-00078812" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Santos appears to admit drag queen past in Wiki post</a> (Politico)</li><li><a href="https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing/episodes/bfa242d9-2f0f-454a-9bea-12beb4b8d07b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The High Five Wikipedia page love story</a> (Cool