@johl@mastodon.xyzThe annual fundraiser support for Wikimedia from the richest man in the world is a dystopian right-wing infused parody site of #Wikipedia.
So if you‘d rather support free access to the sum of all human knowledge instead of billionaire tech bros, you get a chance to donate out of spite.
@timbray@cosocial.caJimmy Wales isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, but I enjoyed reading this interview about #Wikipedia in 2025: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/magaz…
@BugatellyMartin@troet.cafeMeine bisherige sonntagmorgendliche #Wikipedia-Themenreise:
Konzil von Nicäa II -> Anastasius Bibliothecarius -> Hadrian II. -> Walpurga - Walpurgisnacht -> Brocken.
#TIL: Bibi kommt eigentlich vom Brocken, dem dominantesten Berg Deutschlands.
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineDie Zugriffe auf #Wikipedia sind im Jahresvergleich um 8 % gesunken.
Ursachen sind laut #WikimediaFoundation unter anderem #KI-Suchfunktionen und die Verlagerung der Informationssuche au…
@michabbb@social.vivaldi.netMusks own #Wikipedia is now live:
https://grokipedia.com/
@Stomata@social.linux.pizza"Unifying our mobile and desktop domains" -wikimedia
#Wikipedia
https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2025/11/21/unifying-mobile-and-desktop-domains/<…
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.socialSix degrees of #Wikipedia is a site that lets you type in two different topics and then shows how many Wikipedia pages apart they are. It also displays a visual chart for each pair of topics you enter.
The chart includes the two topics you entered, and all the other ones that build bridges connecting the two.
And while you’re at it, consider making a donation to help support wiki.
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.socialElon #Musk kritisiert Wikipedia – „zu links, zu objektiv“ – und baut mit #Grokipedia eine „bessere“ Online-Enzyklopädie. Pikant: Viele Artikel sind einfach „adaptiert“ aus dem Original. Musk zitiert am liebsten sich selbst, aber bedient sich munter bei
@gedankenstuecke@scholar.social«younger generations are seeking information on social video platforms rather than the open web. This gradual shift is not unique to #Wikipedia. Many other publishers and content platforms are reporting similar shifts as users spend more time on search engines, AI chatbots, and social media to find information.»
All of those "alternatives" are facilitated through algorithmic recommendation engines designed to maximize profits, what could possible go wrong there…
https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-says-ai-is-causing-a-dangerous-decline-in-human-visitors/
@seav@en.osm.townOne of the current outrageous U.S. news of the moment is the ongoing demolition of the White House East Wing to make way for the construction of Trump’s ostentatious state ballroom.
Anyway, I got curious and was not at all surprised to see that #OpenStreetMap is already updated.
#Wikipedia
@timbray@cosocial.caWikipedia’s rejoinder to Ted Cruz is entirely fair and accurate, but don’t kid yourself that Cruz is interested in fairness or accuracy, he’s just pushing back against the tendency of factual reporting to exhibit a liberal bias.
#wikipedia
@smurthys@hachyderm.io> “fact-checked” by xAI’s Grok.
🤣
#Grokipedia #Wikipedia #AI #LLM #Musk #Grok
@vrandecic@mas.toThe future of knowledge is YOURS to protect.
Wonderful video about Wikipedia at 25 (a few weeks early).
#wikipedia25 #wikipedia
https://www.
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems#TIL that's there's a "list of #animal sounds" on #Wikipedia.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_sounds
@Life_is@no-pony.farm@… #Wikipedia
@life_is@no-pony.farm@… #Wikipedia
@mho@social.heise.deRE: #Wikipedia. Any ideas?
@Carwil@mastodon.onlineGive me your suggestions for "assassinated revolutionaries" missing from this #Wikipedia category.
#crowdsourcing
@gedankenstuecke@scholar.socialAs part of my work with @…, I have written up some ideas about understanding online communities as ecosystems and how it could help us conserve & maintain them by adapting methods from the environmental sciences to model digital pollution. This could apply to communities & commons including #opensource #wikipedia or the #fediverse.
We're looking for folks to collaborate on this with us, so if that sounds up your alley, please get in touch!
A small 🧵 below. 1/X
https://citizensandtech.org/2025/12/online-communities-as-ecosystems/
@maxheadroom@hub.uckermark.socialWhich open source wiki software is state of the art? My requirements:
* can be hosted in a docker container/docker compose setup
* still maintained
* simple user management (if at all)
* user friendly (can be used by non-tech people)
Fediverse go!
#Wiki #Wikipedia
@Don_kun@nerdculture.deWieder eine spannende Paneldiskussion am Abend der #WikiCon2025 - Mit Journalistinnen und Wikipedianern über den Einfluss von Fake News und neuerdings Künstlicher Intelligenz auf die #Wikipedia und unser aller Wahrnehmung der Welt. Auch wie sich die Veränderung des gesellschaftlichen und politis…
@Stomata@social.linux.pizzaWell before going offline I downloaded Wikipedia using @…
#Wikipedia #kiwix
@smurthys@hachyderm.io#NYT: Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
That'll make an interesting Wikipedia article and discussion.
Seriously though, sad to hear this news and glad no one was hurt.
#wikipedia #guns #news #Manhattan #NYC
@Life_is@no-pony.farmIn #Wikipedia steht die Antwort möglicherweise. Es dauert aber, herauszufinden, in welchem Artikel, Listenartikel oder Unterartik…
@life_is@no-pony.farmIn #Wikipedia steht die Antwort möglicherweise. Es dauert aber, herauszufinden, in welchem Artikel, Listenartikel oder Unterartik…
