DEEP IN THE TRENCHES OF WIKIPEDIA

Unless you've been deep in the trenches of editing Wikipedia over the past several years, you'll be shocked by the story you're about to hear. Evidence of everything described in this story had to first be collected before this story could be published, because on Wikipedia, admins have a way of making the unwanted disappear. Some of what you'll read has already been deleted by Wikipedian admins, but that was expected. Everything was protected like kittens first.

Admins run the show on Wikipedia. Admins are editors who have been given power from other admins who liked them enough to grant power. Those power granting admins themselves received power in the past in the same way. Once in power, an admin rarely loses their power as long as their account stays fairly active, unless there is a falling out regarding internal politics. Most of the controllers of Wikipedia have had their admin power for 15-25 years, and most received their adminship prior to 2005. Once they attain power and get established in the ranks, they act virtually unchallenged and are almost impossible to remove. This particular story demonstrates the toxic and unfair environment that has been cultivated behind the scenes of Wikipedia to keep outsiders remaining outside.

First, a bit of background about the seven specific admins who were a direct part of this story, a riveting account which will have you questioning whether no encylopedia would have been a better idea. Wikipedia consists of ten different encylopedias based on ten of the world's popular languages, with English being the primary and also the focus of everything in this story. If you've ever read a Wikipedia article in English, there's a good chance these admins or their admin friends had absolute control over what you were allowed to read, right down to every allowed word and punctuation.

The following seven Wikipedian admins are all directly involved in the dubious dealings you'll soon learn about. This group of seven admins shamelessly acted together in an organized bad-faith manner against just one editor, RandyKnotts. However, RandyKnotts was not to be underestimated. He has an astounding talent which will become clear to you as everything unfolds. It also must be said that RandyKnotts was on the side of good, which should also never be underestimated. We'll first learn more about these power wielding admins which make up a sampling of the people who currently control the world's ubiquitous encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

This story contains real examples of petty grudges, quintessential bias, and bad-faith acts which are routine for admins, and for which there are rarely any consequences. After all, the biggest fear of most admins is losing their admin power, so they rarely stand up to the corruption from within.

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