[avaer]

Most people don't realize that essentially all parts of Wikipedia are owned by random nerds versed in the beaurocracy who will revert all outsider edits. Unless you have hours per day dedicated to arguing with them (which they do!), the sign says you're welcome but the people say you're not.

Not to say Wikipedia isn't great + useful! But realize that it is owned by a distributed network of feudal nerd-lords that will defend to their death the contents of Wikipedia articles because they get off on being the dictators of what's true.

Saying this as a former Wikipedia admin + nerd.

[handoflixue]

It's amazing how much this behavior is tolerated, despite very clear policies against a single person "owning" a page.

> Saying this as a former Wikipedia admin + nerd.

Any insight into how these people all manage to dodge the policies against such behavior? Is it just too much effort to complain + favoritism towards frequent editors?