The Essjay controversy was an incident in which Ryan Jordan, a Wikipedia editor who went by the username "Essjay", falsely presented himself as a university...
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Criticism of Wikipedia (section Essjay controversy)
entry until she wrote her article "Know it All" about the Wikipedia Essjay controversy. On a more generic level, a 2014 study found no correlation between...
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2007, Wikipedia was again the subject of media attention with the Essjay controversy, which involved a prominent English Wikipedia editor and administrator...
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brief accounts of infamous events in Wikipedia's history such as the Essjay controversy and the Seigenthaler incident. Lih describes the importance of early...
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Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax (category Wikipedia controversies)
Persian Wikipedias 2022 Controversies Alan MacMasters hoax Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax Edit wars Essjay controversy Henryk Batuta hoax Jar'Edo...
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a negative light on Wikipedia, including the Essjay controversy and the Wikipedia biography controversy. People are Knowledge is a film made during the...
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Zhemao hoaxes (category Wikipedia controversies)
reputation for reliability. Engadget likened the Zhemao hoaxes to the 2007 Essjay controversy, in which a Wikipedia editor similarly faked his stated expertise...
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History of Wikipedia (section Controversies)
world. Wikipedia continued to garner visibility in the press – the Essjay controversy broke out when a prominent member of Wikipedia was found to have lied...
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Persian Wikipedias 2022 Controversies Alan MacMasters hoax Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax Edit wars Essjay controversy Henryk Batuta hoax Jar'Edo...
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It All". The New Yorker. July 24, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2022. Essjay controversy § The New Yorker interview "Barnes&Noble Meet the Writers: Stacy Schiff"...
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