A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol
‘Storming’? ‘Insurrection’? ‘Riot’? ‘Attempted coup’? On Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, volunteers are still searching for the words. Tweets: @bkeegan , @fuzheado , @harrymccracken , @pasternack , and @pasternack . Thanks: @technologizer See also Mediagazer Tweets: Dr. Brian Keegan / @bkeegan : Great reporting on how @Wikipedia's article about the 2021 insurrection came together featuring quotes from @molly0xFFF and yours truly. https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... Andrew Lih / @fuzheado : As a mob attacked the Capitol, @Wikipedia struggled to find the right words - ‘Storming’? ‘Insurrection’? ‘Riot’? ‘Attempted coup’? Discussion ongoing as reported in @FastCompany @pasternack https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : For those of us who mostly use Wikipedia to look up stuff about the past, it's easy to forget that it also covers stuff that's happening right now—which has all sorts of implications. (By @pasternack.) https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... Alex Pasternack / @pasternack : As a misinformation-fueled mob was attacking the Capitol, I watched/gawked as another kind of crowd come together to carefully find facts, source photos, & debate the right words The 3rd name of their Wikipedia article—"storming"— is still up for debate https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... Alex Pasternack / @pasternack : As rioters invaded the Capitol, Wikipedia's volunteers were already crafting a solid, citation-rich record of events—and behind the scenes, having revealing, rigorous, sometimes raucous debates over language They're still not even sure what to call it https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... Thanks: @technologizer See also Mediagazer Expand More For Next Unexpand More For Next