Kintsugi2015
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Ronald Reagan edits
editHi, I realize that it must be mind-boggling and, frankly, infuriating to see editors revert your contribution to the Ronald Reagan article. However, be careful not to restore the content after it's been reverted. If you continue to do that, you may be blocked (the rules of Wikipedia are set up that way). I'm trying to make sure that the content gets included in the article (the fact that a President calls black people "monkeys" obviously belongs in his bio despite the best efforts of archivists, and now Wikipedia editors, to censor that record), but it has to go through a process on the talk page of the article first.[1] As is the case with many institutions, Wikipedia is also permeated by anti-black racism and racial biases, which leads to an encyclopedia that fails to document the experiences of black people and the structures of discrimination they experiences. I'm trying to rectify it bit by bit, but the most effective way to accomplish that is to work within the rules that govern dispute resolution. I hope you continue to contribute to the encyclopedia and are not dissuaded. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 23:18, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
- Be careful not to make a fourth edit on the Reagan page to restore the racist remark. If you do, the editors who keep reverting you will be able to get you banned per this rule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring#The_three-revert_rule. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 23:27, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
This is dumb. I’m just going to delete my account and move on with my life. If Wikipedia is ok with racism, then fuck it. Kintsugi2015 (talk) 23:28, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
- You made a valuable contribution to Wikipedia, and I'm sure you can make many more. I suggest you put your energy into improving other pages where the racial biases are glaring and need to be rectified. Not every page is patrolled by tendentious editors who downplay or defend racism, and in most cases, those editors end up on the losing end. There are many opportunities to make this encyclopedia better. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 23:37, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, but it’s not worth it. Wikipedia seems to be an inherently nihilistic endeavor that values raw participation over documented, objective reality. It’s obvious that the higher ups are not interested in truth. The period at the end of this sentence will be my last contribution to this “encyclopedia;” good luck. Kintsugi2015 (talk) 23:43, 9 June 2020 (UTC)