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by teepo 483 days ago
The piece mentions a 2018 survey [0] that revealed that 12% of Wikipedians (editors) have a doctorate degree. Have the demographics changed since then? I'm curious how the pandemic lock-down may have effected usage and editing.

Many doctorate holders contribute rich, well-researched content. However, if these editors predominantly come from similar demographic or cultural backgrounds, it may unintentionally lead to a less representative body of knowledge. I'm sure this kind of diversity is a common discussion and can be controversial to some folks.

[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20190724142049/https:/meta.wikim...