Exactly. If something is stated as a "fact" on wikipedia right now, it has been written or edited with some bias involved. A cool way to see how wikipedia used to look vs now: find a censored wiki page. click "version history" in the top right section of the page. there will be an option to view "pre-edits" or something like that, if not, click on one of the "edits" from pre-2016. Pick ANY sensitive topic and you'll find extreme edits. I've found wiki pages that have been torn down from 30+ pages long to less that 2. Once you get the hang of it, its almost like viewing two different histories. an EXTREMELY revealing search to start off with: "Saint Jerome" "Book of Jerome" as well as the paintings of saint jerome. Jan. 2015 (most inclusive): https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerome&diff=642960575&oldid=641693785 Jan. 2018 (most censored): https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerome&diff=823650468&oldid=823295677 Jan. 2021 (edited current version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome
Exactly. If something is stated as a "fact" on wikipedia right now, it has been written or edited with some bias involved. A cool way to see how wikipedia used to look vs now: find a censored wiki page. go to the references section. flnd the link that takes you to the obscure editing board where employees pick and choose what to include. there will be an option to view "pre-edit" or something like that, if not, click on one of the "edits" from pre-2016. I've found wiki pages that have been torn down from 30+ pages long to less that 2. Once you get the hang of it, its almost like viewing two different histories. an EXTREMELY revealing search to start off with: "Saint Jerome" "Book of Jerome" as well as the paintings of saint jerome. Jan. 2015 (most inclusive): https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerome&diff=642960575&oldid=641693785 Jan. 2018 (most censored): https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerome&diff=823650468&oldid=823295677 Jan. 2021 (edited current version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome
Exactly. If something is stated as a "fact" on wikipedia right now, it has been written or edited with some bias involved. A cool way to see how wikipedia used to look vs now: find a censored wiki page. go to the references section. flnd the link that takes you to the obscure editing board where employees pick and choose what to include. there will be an option to view "pre-edit" or something like that, if not, click on one of the "edits" from pre-2016. I've found wiki pages that have been torn down from 30+ pages long to less that 2. Once you get the hang of it, its almost like viewing two different histories. an EXTREMELY revealing search to start off with: "Saint Jerome" "Book of Jerome" as well as the paintings of saint jerome.