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> it’s sources are curated. I think that’s a good thing.

Larry Sanger, Wikipedia's founder, does not.

https://larrysanger.org/nine-theses/#3-abolish-source-blackl...



Larry Sanger, the person who accuses Wikipedia of "smear campaigns against conservatives" [0] and begs Elon Musk to investigate whether members of the administration are contributing to Wikipedia [1] and to immediately defund them. That Larry Sanger.

[0] https://larrysanger.org/2023/06/how-wikipedia-smears-conserv...

[1] https://nypost.com/2025/03/07/media/wikipedia-co-founder-cal...


Yes. You can find his accusations of smear campaigns against conservatives and his evidence to support it in the link in the comment you just replied to.

Also:

“Wikipedia co-founder here. May I ask you to determine what branches of the U.S. government—if any!—have employees paid to edit, monitor, update, lobby, etc., WIkipedia?”

Is an excellent question.




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