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Unethical conduct in Wikimedia Foundation
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Unethical conduct in Wikimedia Foundation
wikifired.org/2026/07/20/unethical-conductReplying to @wikipediasuckscoop@lemmy.world
That was a very interesting read. I hope we get some follow-up on this, and maybe other such reports as well. It does sound highly problematic, and like a very toxic work environment.
Replying to @SammyJK@programming.dev
Literally every post this bot makes is to take a shit on Wikipedia. They have an agenda.
Replying to @SaltySalamander@fedia.io
I mean… yeah. Duh. They say so openly on the website, that’s the point.
They observed wrongdoing, were fired for opposing it and now they are trying to highlight that and make it public.
Whether the whole thing is TRUE is the question. I don’t know that. I guess it’s a reminder that ultimately everything online could be fake and false and manipulation. We would need more sources with similar stories. But if everyone didn’t publish because they would be the first, we would never get multiple sources.
So, just read it as a biased perspective and leave it unsolved whether it’s true or false…
Replying to @it_depends_man@lemmy.world
I'm not talking about the website that was linked. I'm talking about the bot OP that posted the link.
Replying to @SaltySalamander@fedia.io
Their point still stands, but on the other hand you’re no different than the supporters of the Maine oystenfuhrer who dismissed concerns about his character and attacked those who raised it, or maybe some paid bots of Theranos in 2015.
Fair warning: You’d want to get a lawyer soon if you’re entangled with toxic nonsenses at Wikipedia in so many ways, because at the rate we see it, the chickens are about to come home to roost and it’s not gonna end well for you. We’ll leave the question open on what direction everything in this context are converging into.
Replying to @wikipediasuckscoop@lemmy.world
Bot said what?