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		err4nt on May 5, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using Wikipedia in the classroom: a cautionary tal... When I start a Wikipedia article, it gets expanded. When I edit a Wikipedia article, it gets immediately reverted, often accompanied by ad hominem attacks on my character because the articles babysitter didn't want this or that section cluttering up his nice short little summary. I am completely demoralized from editing Wikipedia, and though I still use it I SURELY won't be donating any of my time to helping that spectacle

araneae on May 6, 2014 [–]

I have an opposite experience. When I start an article, it gets flagged for deletion. Then I have to defend it.

If I expand an article no one seems to notice.

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