Wandering Adventure Party

"Listen, in some ways, I get it. When I came on the scene in 2001, I probably seemed pretty unsavory compared to the competitors. But that was when academic research happened in *libraries* and George W. Bush was considered the stupidest president."https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology(Thanks to @drukac )#Wikipedia @wikipedia

@everton137 @wikimediafoundation For the record, I think it absolutely makes sense for Wikimedia and other nonprofits to be present on Bluesky at this time, despite its structural failings. And I'm glad Wikimedia stopped posting on X a while ago.But it would also be great to see Wikimedia, Mozilla, and other technical nonprofits make a serious commitment to a different future for social media, for which the fediverse structurally seems like the best bet.

#WritersCoffeeClub 9/23 How self-reliant are you as a writer?No book arrives in a vacuum, and all really great books have a full supporting cast. I am no exception, and I fully acknowledge that my work is built on the work of others. These include but are not limited to:- My alpha reader - My beta readers- My editor/copywriter- My cover illustrator - All those 19th century German folklorists who wrote down and published the tales I am translating- All the people who did data input for #OpenStreetMap , Google Maps, and Arcanum Maps- All those who contributed to #Wikipedia and all other sites I used to research the regional history and culture - Michal Hoftich for maintaining the tex4html package for #TeXLaTeXand many others. I am building on their work, just as I hope that others will build on my work in return.

Facts were always the enemy.#CharlieKirk #Wikipedia https://slate.com/technology/2025/09/charlie-kirk-shooting-wikipedia-right-wing-media-attacks.html

Reposted #Introduction: I’m a #Linguistics professor in #Texas. Originally from #Chicago. Lived in Birmingham, UK & Hefei (Anhui province) #China. I do research in English lexical semantics, #pragmatics, health communication, and discourse markers, using corpus methods. Currently learning #Arabic on #DuoLingo. I edit #Wikipedia. I love contemporary fiction, science fiction, and #poetry. And #travel—as the budget allows. Loved my academic Twitter network. Great meeting you all!

When history forgot them, she wrote them back in #JessicaWade #wikipedia

Article from The #Verge a few days ago, cited by @pluralistic in his post about #Wikipedia Worth reading in full (audio version also available).#pressfreedom #neutrality https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales