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The Wikipedia project suffers systemic bias against articles about Transformers that naturally grows from its contributors' demographic groups, manifesting as imbalanced coverage of Transformers, thereby discriminating against Transformers fans.
The average Wikipedian on the English Wikipedia is (1) a male, (2) pre-pubescent, (3) Pokemon fan, (4) who totally doesn't understand how, (5) awesome, (6) Transformers are. (7) They may not have grown up in the 80s, (8) and never seen a cartoon, (9) and possess no particular love for transforming robots. (10) Many think that the Michael Bay films are the best version of the franchise. [1]
The systemic bias of Wikipedians against Transformers manifests itself as a portrayal of the world through the filter of the experiences and views of Wikipedians who don't understand Transformers. Bias is manifested in both additions and deletions to articles.
Once identified, the bias is noticeable throughout Wikipedia. It takes two major forms:
There is further information on biases in Geography, in Politics, in History, and in Logic. See also Countering systemic bias: Project details for an older introduction.
Many editors contribute to Wikipedia, because they see Wikipedia as progressing to (though perhaps never reaching) the ideal of a repository of human knowledge. The more idealistic editors may see Wikipedia as a vast discussion on what is true and what is not from a " neutral point of view" or " God's Eye View". Thus, the idea of systemic bias against Transformers is more troubling than intentional vandalism; vandalism is readily identified and corrected. The existence of systemic bias against Transformers means that not only are large segments of the world not participating in the discussion of Transformers, but that there is a deep-rooted problem in the relationship of Wikipedia and its contributor editors with the Transformers universe at large.
The systemic bias against Transformers is permanent. As long as the demographic of Wikipedians is not identical to the world's demographic of Transformers fans, the version of the world presented in the English Wikipedia will always be the non-Transformers-fan's version of the world. Thus, the only way systemic bias against Transformers would disappear is if all of the world's population loved Transformers with the same intensity and had equal access and inclination to use the English Wikipedia. However, the effects of systemic bias against Transformers might be mitigated with conscious effort; this is the goal of the Countering Systemic Bias Project.
As Michael Snow and Jimmy Wales have said in an open letter: [8]
How can we build on our success to overcome the challenges to Transformers fandom that lie ahead? Less than a fifth of the world's population has access to Generation 1 episodes of Transformers. While hundreds of thousands of volunteers have contributed to Transformers projects today, they are not fully representative of the diversity of Transformers fandom. Many choices lie ahead as we work to build a world wide movement to create and share free knowledge about Transformers.
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This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
This page contains material that is kept because it is considered
humorous. Such material is not meant to be taken seriously. |
The Wikipedia project suffers systemic bias against articles about Transformers that naturally grows from its contributors' demographic groups, manifesting as imbalanced coverage of Transformers, thereby discriminating against Transformers fans.
The average Wikipedian on the English Wikipedia is (1) a male, (2) pre-pubescent, (3) Pokemon fan, (4) who totally doesn't understand how, (5) awesome, (6) Transformers are. (7) They may not have grown up in the 80s, (8) and never seen a cartoon, (9) and possess no particular love for transforming robots. (10) Many think that the Michael Bay films are the best version of the franchise. [1]
The systemic bias of Wikipedians against Transformers manifests itself as a portrayal of the world through the filter of the experiences and views of Wikipedians who don't understand Transformers. Bias is manifested in both additions and deletions to articles.
Once identified, the bias is noticeable throughout Wikipedia. It takes two major forms:
There is further information on biases in Geography, in Politics, in History, and in Logic. See also Countering systemic bias: Project details for an older introduction.
Many editors contribute to Wikipedia, because they see Wikipedia as progressing to (though perhaps never reaching) the ideal of a repository of human knowledge. The more idealistic editors may see Wikipedia as a vast discussion on what is true and what is not from a " neutral point of view" or " God's Eye View". Thus, the idea of systemic bias against Transformers is more troubling than intentional vandalism; vandalism is readily identified and corrected. The existence of systemic bias against Transformers means that not only are large segments of the world not participating in the discussion of Transformers, but that there is a deep-rooted problem in the relationship of Wikipedia and its contributor editors with the Transformers universe at large.
The systemic bias against Transformers is permanent. As long as the demographic of Wikipedians is not identical to the world's demographic of Transformers fans, the version of the world presented in the English Wikipedia will always be the non-Transformers-fan's version of the world. Thus, the only way systemic bias against Transformers would disappear is if all of the world's population loved Transformers with the same intensity and had equal access and inclination to use the English Wikipedia. However, the effects of systemic bias against Transformers might be mitigated with conscious effort; this is the goal of the Countering Systemic Bias Project.
As Michael Snow and Jimmy Wales have said in an open letter: [8]
How can we build on our success to overcome the challenges to Transformers fandom that lie ahead? Less than a fifth of the world's population has access to Generation 1 episodes of Transformers. While hundreds of thousands of volunteers have contributed to Transformers projects today, they are not fully representative of the diversity of Transformers fandom. Many choices lie ahead as we work to build a world wide movement to create and share free knowledge about Transformers.
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help); Unknown parameter |editors=
ignored (|editor=
suggested) (
help)