• dantheclamman@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Good excuse to get editing :)

      I have brought NPOV back to several pages that clearly had been polished up by marketing firms. Thankless work, but always rewarding to destroy some astroturfing company’s work

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        3 days ago

        It wildly depends on the articles/topic, but yes, it’s generally not trustworthy. Especially anything politics or corporate, but sometimes articles on objective topics can have issues.

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        2 days ago

        Said someone who’s never tried to edit an article. They watch that shit like a hawk and require sources for everything, if not they’ll revert your changes.

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          Said someone who’s never tried to edit an article.

          I tried to edit an article that contained blatant falsehood, my change instantly got reverted, I got banned, and a group of editors tried to dox me. You’re right that they watch it like a hawk, but only to make sure nobody corrects their bullshit.