Mastodawn

Sigh .... trying to not rant about @wikipedia having so ridiculously bad entries for both #EUnet and #OpenStreetMap

Being a primary source has really massive downsides sometimes.

@simon Reminds me of:
https://slate.com/culture/2022/12/emily-st-john-mandel-divorced-wikipedia.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64033028

A Totally Normal Interview With Writer Emily St. John Mandel

This is just a news story in a reputable outlet about a prominent author, that's all.

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SK53 Oct 20

@amapanda or Philip Roth https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/sep/11/philip-roth-wikipedia

I couldn't add Elizabeth Baranger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Baranger)
'cos I knew her as a kid (colleague of my father) and first played hexgrid wargames (Strategy & Tactics) at her house. The article was only added 4 years ago: prior to that she only featured as a child of her father, Harold Urey.

Philip Roth's complaint to Wikipedia

Author writes open letter to persuade the online encyclopedia to let him adjust inaccurate description of his novel

The Guardian