One of Wikipedia’s Cofounders Banned From the Site Over Influence Campaigns
After years of criticism and complaints about the direction of the site, Larry Sanger, one of Wikipedia’s cofounders, has been banned from editing articles. That page links to a discussion over whether Sanger committed what is known as off-wiki canvassing, which broadly refers to trying to bring people from outside Wikipedia into an internal discussion to influence its outcome. The page includes a note posted on Monday stating that there was a clear consensus to block Sanger.
- ▪After years of criticism and complaints about the direction of the site, Larry Sanger, one of Wikipedia’s cofounders, has been banned from editing articles.
- ▪That page links to a discussion over whether Sanger committed what is known as off-wiki canvassing, which broadly refers to trying to bring people from outside Wikipedia into an internal discussion to influence its outcome.
- ▪The page includes a note posted on Monday stating that there was a clear consensus to block Sanger.
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After years of criticism and complaints about the direction of the site, Larry Sanger, one of Wikipedia’s cofounders, has been banned from editing articles. Sanger was indefinitely blocked from editing privileges on Wikipedia after volunteer editors accused him of violating the site’s rules by trying to get his online followers to influence an internal discussion on the…
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