<![CDATA[Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union.]]>Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union.
The largest community driven project in the world, relying directly on volunteers, and they still do not see the value of their own people.

I hate capitalism

Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia | by Jake Orlowitz | May, 2026 | Medium
https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/4d3441a1-106f-4c03-b6de-cf5492b7c015/wikipedia-went-from-do-not-cite-to-the-last-trustworthy-source-on-the-internet-in-the-past-25-years-and-now-it-looks-like-they-want-to-throw-it-all-away-because-they-want-to-break-a-union.RSS for NodeThu, 11 Jun 2026 16:38:08 GMTTue, 26 May 2026 20:33:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union. on Wed, 27 May 2026 12:18:39 GMT]]>@AvSchroeder

This is similar to what is happening to Mozilla.

What we should learn from it, is that lawyers, finance and corporate people should always be kept in consulting roles only, but never be left near the helm.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://berlin.social/users/mina/statuses/116646498766852273https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://berlin.social/users/mina/statuses/116646498766852273Wed, 27 May 2026 12:18:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union. on Wed, 27 May 2026 12:17:41 GMT]]>@AvSchroeder Ah, I see the WMF have adopted the Mozilla playbook. That's just lovely.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/McCovican/statuses/116646494944807607https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/McCovican/statuses/116646494944807607Wed, 27 May 2026 12:17:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union. on Wed, 27 May 2026 10:13:11 GMT]]>@AvSchroeder They should be located in a nation with union traditions

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Kierkegaanks/statuses/116646005427503379https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Kierkegaanks/statuses/116646005427503379Wed, 27 May 2026 10:13:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union. on Wed, 27 May 2026 06:47:55 GMT]]>@Ambulocetus DuckDuckGo is a company based entirely in the United States. This is significant for the legal status

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Vorinstanz/statuses/116645198235354698https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Vorinstanz/statuses/116645198235354698Wed, 27 May 2026 06:47:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union. on Wed, 27 May 2026 06:03:36 GMT]]>@AvSchroeder I wonder what it would take to fork Wikipedia to create a new organisation that is better?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/smsm1/statuses/116645024022095872https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/smsm1/statuses/116645024022095872Wed, 27 May 2026 06:03:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union. on Wed, 27 May 2026 04:41:46 GMT]]>@AvSchroeder
Oh no.Wikipedia is the only thing we have left. Even Duckduckgo is becoming enshittified. Unreal.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/Ambulocetus/statuses/116644702249267015https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/Ambulocetus/statuses/116644702249267015Wed, 27 May 2026 04:41:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union. on Wed, 27 May 2026 01:10:32 GMT]]>@AvSchroeder Of course they did. Because I *just* deleted my Kagi account and made Wikipedia my default search engine.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116643871595209523https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://apobangpo.space/users/dnkboston/statuses/116643871595209523Wed, 27 May 2026 01:10:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wikipedia went from "do not cite" to "the last trustworthy source on the internet" in the past 25 years and now it looks like they want to throw it all away because they want to break a union. on Tue, 26 May 2026 21:39:59 GMT]]>@AvSchroeder

It's come for the WMF, which is significantly younger than the editor community that drives wikipedia.

Many of the older crop of editors were recruited from competing projects ~20 years ago and many of us will be more than happy to be recruited to a better alternative should one arise.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/stuartyeates/statuses/116643043693936942https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/stuartyeates/statuses/116643043693936942Tue, 26 May 2026 21:39:59 GMT