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"We’re now sadly used to seeing toxic exchanges play out on social media
platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and TikTok.
But Wikipedia is a reference work. How heated can people get over an
encyclopedia?
Our research, published today, shows the answer is very heated. For example,
one Wikipedia editor wrote to another:
i will find u in real life and slit your throat.
That’s a problem for many reasons, but chief among them is if Wikipedia goes
down in a ball of toxic fire, it might take the rest of the internet’s
information infrastructure with it."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
