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Wikipedia alterations ( regarding 'Transgender Trend')

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NotHavingIt · 10/03/2023 15:06

I've just googled Transgender Trend and a wikipedia link popped up which has been edited to describe the organisation as an " anti-trans" group and other disparaging language. It looks like an edit by someone in the U.S as it refers to dollars and uses other American terminology. Is there anything that can be done about this?

I've been directing people to their site for information recently, and whilst their web page does come up at the top of the search terms, the wikipedia page is right beside it.

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Grammarnut · 10/03/2023 19:39

nepeta · 10/03/2023 17:59

In some topics which I have expertise in the information is blatantly one-sided and attempts to balance them are stopped.

Many universities don't allow Wikipedia to be used in student essays as sources for that reason.

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You have to know a good amount about a subject to use Wikipedia (actually, this is true of the internet generally, an awful lot of rubbish gets put up as though it were accurate and factual). Wikipedia is useful for finding historical sources, which are listed at the bottom of most history pages. The sites should never be suggested to novice researchers of anything - though the articles on English Medieval history are mostly accurate. You have to watch out for anything from the US because Americans have no understanding of history outside their own country at all.

ControversialOpening · 10/03/2023 19:31

Have a look at entry for transwoman if you want to see how laughably one-sided articles can be.

NotTerfNorCis · 10/03/2023 18:40

It's very biased. More like an opinion piece.

nepeta · 10/03/2023 17:59

Palmfrond · 10/03/2023 17:45

Even things that are completely non controversial on Wikipedia can be a shit show of wiki trolls altering things. It is not a perfect system.

In some topics which I have expertise in the information is blatantly one-sided and attempts to balance them are stopped.

Many universities don't allow Wikipedia to be used in student essays as sources for that reason.

manontroppo · 10/03/2023 17:48

You can edit it yourself but articles like this frequently get locked. Wiki is generally fully captured.

Palmfrond · 10/03/2023 17:45

Even things that are completely non controversial on Wikipedia can be a shit show of wiki trolls altering things. It is not a perfect system.

nepeta · 10/03/2023 17:38

Wikipedia has a wider problem of sexist decisions, too.

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NotHavingIt · 10/03/2023 15:12

For example:

In 2022, an 18-year-old trans man reported Dr Az Hakeem, a psychiatrist who describes himself as "gender-critical", to the General Medical Council for practicing conversion therapy against him when he was a patient at 17. He stated that when he came out, his mother began to research and fell into "very, very anti-trans circles,"

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NotHavingIt · 10/03/2023 15:10

CheeseDreamsTonight · 10/03/2023 15:09

It seems like whoever did it lost momentum as most of the page is ok. The first paragraph is terrible.

But thhe hostile and cynical tone remains throughout.

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CheeseDreamsTonight · 10/03/2023 15:09

It seems like whoever did it lost momentum as most of the page is ok. The first paragraph is terrible.

CheeseDreamsTonight · 10/03/2023 15:07

Is there a way to raise concerns over inaccuracies?

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