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- Article consistently conflates Wikimedia with Wikipedia. These are '''two distinct entities.''' Wikimedia Foundation hosts Wikipedia, while Wikipedia itself is run by volunteer editors. There may be more nuance that I'm not aware of, but '''this distinction is crucial.''' Wikipedia may need its own section (rather than being conflated with Mediawiki) in cases where the Foundation's control is limited/blurry [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 03:05, 13 September 2025 (UTC) | - Article consistently conflates Wikimedia with Wikipedia. These are '''two distinct entities.''' Wikimedia Foundation hosts Wikipedia, while Wikipedia itself is run by volunteer editors. There may be more nuance that I'm not aware of, but '''this distinction is crucial.''' Wikipedia may need its own section (rather than being conflated with Mediawiki) in cases where the Foundation's control is limited/blurry [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 03:05, 13 September 2025 (UTC) | ||
== Relevance == | |||
None of the incidents listed on this page are related to consumers. Nor is the consumer-impact summary related to consumer right violations. I'm adding an irrelevant notice. [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 18:25, 28 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 18:25, 28 October 2025
Noted issues
- Opening paragraph is directly copied from Wikipedia (unsure how this fits within CRW's policty)
- Consumer Impact Summary notes that Wikimedia is generally good with pro-consumer values yet does not describe any of it. This section needs a lot of elaboration to fairly represent the organization.
- Article consistently conflates Wikimedia with Wikipedia. These are two distinct entities. Wikimedia Foundation hosts Wikipedia, while Wikipedia itself is run by volunteer editors. There may be more nuance that I'm not aware of, but this distinction is crucial. Wikipedia may need its own section (rather than being conflated with Mediawiki) in cases where the Foundation's control is limited/blurry Beanie Bo (talk) 03:05, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
Relevance
None of the incidents listed on this page are related to consumers. Nor is the consumer-impact summary related to consumer right violations. I'm adding an irrelevant notice. Beanie Bo (talk) 18:25, 28 October 2025 (UTC)