Larry Sanger banned from editing Wikipedia amid disputed reasons
Larry Sanger, co‑founder of Wikipedia, was banned from editing the site. While editors said he was canvassing to influence content, other accounts cite procedural grounds. Additional details about the ban and Sanger’s activities were reported by various outlets.
Larry Sanger was banned from editing Wikipedia.
Editors determined Sanger was canvassing, calling on followers off the platform, to influence Wikipedia content.
Accounts differ on the reason for the ban. According to Israel, the ban was enacted on procedural grounds. Other sources state that editors determined Sanger was canvassing to influence content.
Times of Israel reported that the ban was enacted on procedural grounds and that Sanger pushed for WikiProject Intellectual Diversity (WPID) to increase ideological diversity on Wikipedia. Times of Israel also reported Sanger said pro‑Israel, Christian, Hindu and conservative voices are disfavored on Wikipedia. 404media.co reported there was a clear consensus among participants to ban Sanger, that Sanger has spent more than a decade criticizing Wikipedia for an ideological left‑wing bias, and that Sanger framed the ban as proof that everything is wrong with Wikipedia. 404media reported Sanger tried to start a right‑wing/conservative pressure group within Wikipedia. In.mashable.com reported WPID includes Hindus, confessional Christians, Israelis, American conservatives and libertarians, alternative medicine practitioners, and climate skeptics.
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