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New comment by kurtreed2 in "I was banned from the Wikipediocracy forum after unmasking a pro-CCP doxxer"

kurtreed2 — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:38:28 +0000

There is a sudden fracas involving me and the forum which got me abruptly ejected from the latter.

First of all, regarding a multi-years long doxxing situation I was able to pinpoint the perp to a globally banned user in NY, who got some interesting pro-CCP comments on X, after analyzing various indicators including writing styles.

The perp is globally banned by the Wikimedia Foundation, presumably for doxxing, years ago from what I can tell, although many alleged that her ban was unjust. But when I post some of the findings on a private area on Wikpediocracy forum, I found myself getting heckled by some who accused me of “promoting baseless conspiracy theories” despite not being the case (anymore) given what’s compiled so far. To be frankly honest I did withhold some of the findings because the last time I was “fully transparent” there, a naughty admin took it as “beans stuffed up on the noses” and mucked up the situation. Not to mention legal reasons since the SanFranBanned user was allegedly engaging in identity impersonation and network intrusion to evade her SanFranBan and now the NYPD is reportedly investigating it.

I calmly asked one of the hecklers at WPO to put me on his forum account ignore list if he doesn’t like my postings much since I got forewarned by an admin of the forum, that I shall not provoke him too much since he got cancer. All I got instead from him was a vile curse for me to “die horribly” until another admin locked the thread discussing the findings, and I thought this is the end of it.

A day after the account was placed “under mod discussion” which entailed initially a 7-day ban, then switched to a permanent one under the reason “The quality and tone of your postings is not what we desire on this forum” despite me having emailed support@wikipediocracy.com asking for appeal while nothing was received from the email address all along. The ban reason looks as specious as Wikipedia’s “NOTHERE” block.

If the appeal attempts are unsuccessful it’s safe to say that Wikipediocracy has indeed enshittified by mob rule, particularly by pro-Wikipedia hecklers, and thus the biggest safe zones on the Internet to discuss Wikipedia’s issues would be X, Reddit’s /r/watchwikipediadie sub (which is getting revived by some including WillyNilly) and the WS forum.

I was banned from the Wikipediocracy forum after unmasking a pro-CCP doxxer

kurtreed2 — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:38:28 +0000

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/Liltjay08Foo/status/2023735372136464471

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47067405

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

I interviewed the aspiring Julian Assange of Wikipedia

kurtreed2 — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:59:32 +0000

Article URL: https://edithistory.substack.com/p/i-interviewed-the-aspiring-julian

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46544973

Points: 1

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How X national origin label is not a magic 8-ball at all

kurtreed2 — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:29:50 +0000

Article URL: https://justapedia.org/wiki/User:Ron_Merkle/Personal_essays

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46014639

Points: 1

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Wikipedia conference disrupted by gun threat in NYC

kurtreed2 — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:51:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45623494

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by kurtreed2 in "Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks"

kurtreed2 — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:13:42 +0000

I think I've agree with you on this one. Even on Wikipedia there's a ton of pages like SPI pages which can be indistinguishable from actual malicious doxxings.

Not to mention that there a whole load of #MeToo scandals which would doom Wikipedia if exposed to the media.

https://www.reddit.com/r/JustWikipediaThings/wiki/scandals

Keeping Places – Orion's Arm

kurtreed2 — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:02:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/68b5e9d0cd023

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45120393

Points: 2

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Louisiana is suing Roblox for failures in child safety measures

kurtreed2 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:03:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wafb.com/2025/08/14/attorney-general-files-child-protection-lawsuit-against-roblox/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44906753

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

Roblox and Pedophilia

kurtreed2 — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:38:00 +0000

Article URL: https://wikipediasucks.co/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3533

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44877717

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Wikipedia has been hit by a data breach

kurtreed2 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:01:01 +0000

Article URL: https://wikipediocracy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14242

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44628239

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Sensitive Wikimedia databases have reportedly been hacked and leaked

kurtreed2 — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:41:39 +0000

Article URL: https://wikipediasucks.co/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3520

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44602547

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Wikimedia Foundation considers closing Wikinews

kurtreed2 — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:04:32 +0000

Article URL: https://thedesk.net/2025/07/wikimedia-foundation-closing-wikinews/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44536770

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Former Wikimedia employee says abuse at the nonprofit is "organization wide"

kurtreed2 — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 05:27:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/trans-former-wikimedia-employee-says-at-the-nonprofit-is-organization-wide/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44214742

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

Anonymous posts Taiwan flag on Russian sites after Operation Spider's Web

kurtreed2 — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 02:07:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6125962

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44197246

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

Woman fired by Wikipedia parent after harassment speaks out

kurtreed2 — Fri, 30 May 2025 06:18:03 +0000

Article URL: https://thedesk.net/2025/05/wikipedia-transgender-firing-lawsuit-kayla-mae-speaks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44133432

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Lawsuit: Wikipedia fired transgender worker who complained about harassment

kurtreed2 — Sun, 25 May 2025 18:42:14 +0000

Article URL: https://thedesk.net/2025/05/wikipedia-fires-worker-harassment-complaint/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44089916

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Disputing My Block at Justapedia

kurtreed2 — Tue, 13 May 2025 23:24:23 +0000

Article URL: https://wikipediasucks.co/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3489

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43978985

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Congressional Members sent letters to Wikimedia Foundation

kurtreed2 — Fri, 02 May 2025 21:48:23 +0000

Article URL: https://jewishjournal.com/news/united-states/381177/23-congressional-members-express-concern-to-wikimedia-foundation-over-potential-abuse-of-wikipedia-by-coordinated-actors/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43874892

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by kurtreed2 in "Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney"

kurtreed2 — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 03:21:28 +0000

My bad. But my point still stands because I was using their initial criteria when talking about survivorship bias.

New comment by kurtreed2 in "Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney"

kurtreed2 — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 23:20:05 +0000

I think the goalpost is being moved. Your initial criteria was all about the resilency against state-sponsored disinformation attempts and the gaming of systems. For that criteria we don't have a comparable sample to look into when evaluating Wikipedia's.

By comparable, I'm meaning an alternative or competitor that had gained equal prominence as Wikipedia, in terms of Google search results, and the eyes of the whole world, again like what Pepsi is to Coca-Cola and vice versa. We would have something to compare to in terms of the criteria if Google has given their favoritism to one or more other platforms, instead of just Wikipedia.