Stephen Harrison
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I'm Stephen Harrison. I'm a journalist who has covered Wikipedia for the past eight years for sites like Wired and Slate. I'm also the author of The Editors, which is a suspense novel inspired by Wikipedia. And outside of that, I'm a lawyer, and my practice area is IT transactions.
I'm Stephen Harrison. I'm a journalist who has covered Wikipedia for the past eight years for sites like Wired and Slate. I'm also the author of The Editors, which is a suspense novel inspired by Wikipedia. And outside of that, I'm a lawyer, and my practice area is IT transactions.
I'm Stephen Harrison. I'm a journalist who has covered Wikipedia for the past eight years for sites like Wired and Slate. I'm also the author of The Editors, which is a suspense novel inspired by Wikipedia. And outside of that, I'm a lawyer, and my practice area is IT transactions.
Well, I'd say I'm a low-key Wikipedia editor. I'm the type who fixes typos, uploads photos. I spent some time working on an article about the Stonely P, which is my favorite bar and restaurant here in Dallas. It's really famous. But I'm not like an extensive Wikipedia editor. And I think it really has to do with personality. Like I'm really driven to do investigative journalism and reporting.
Well, I'd say I'm a low-key Wikipedia editor. I'm the type who fixes typos, uploads photos. I spent some time working on an article about the Stonely P, which is my favorite bar and restaurant here in Dallas. It's really famous. But I'm not like an extensive Wikipedia editor. And I think it really has to do with personality. Like I'm really driven to do investigative journalism and reporting.
Well, I'd say I'm a low-key Wikipedia editor. I'm the type who fixes typos, uploads photos. I spent some time working on an article about the Stonely P, which is my favorite bar and restaurant here in Dallas. It's really famous. But I'm not like an extensive Wikipedia editor. And I think it really has to do with personality. Like I'm really driven to do investigative journalism and reporting.
And so I research a story and it gets published in a newspaper somewhere. And then that article ends up as a source, a reliable source, that's linked on Wikipedia. So I feel like I'm contributing to Wikipedia in that way more so than the actual editing.
And so I research a story and it gets published in a newspaper somewhere. And then that article ends up as a source, a reliable source, that's linked on Wikipedia. So I feel like I'm contributing to Wikipedia in that way more so than the actual editing.
And so I research a story and it gets published in a newspaper somewhere. And then that article ends up as a source, a reliable source, that's linked on Wikipedia. So I feel like I'm contributing to Wikipedia in that way more so than the actual editing.
The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., Ed Martin, sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation. And the Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that helps operate Wikipedia.
The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., Ed Martin, sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation. And the Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that helps operate Wikipedia.
The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., Ed Martin, sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation. And the Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that helps operate Wikipedia.
There are a lot of consequences if Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation lose its tax-exempt status. One, they'd have to pay taxes, right? You know, state and federal taxes. And, of course, Wikipedia doesn't really have a way other than donations of bringing in money. Wikipedia famously doesn't have ads. It's not selling your personal information like every social media site does.
There are a lot of consequences if Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation lose its tax-exempt status. One, they'd have to pay taxes, right? You know, state and federal taxes. And, of course, Wikipedia doesn't really have a way other than donations of bringing in money. Wikipedia famously doesn't have ads. It's not selling your personal information like every social media site does.
There are a lot of consequences if Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation lose its tax-exempt status. One, they'd have to pay taxes, right? You know, state and federal taxes. And, of course, Wikipedia doesn't really have a way other than donations of bringing in money. Wikipedia famously doesn't have ads. It's not selling your personal information like every social media site does.
And so there would be a lot less funds for the technical infrastructure of Wikipedia, the servers. There would be a lot less staffing and educational initiatives. And I also just think that people would be a lot less likely to donate to the Wikimedia Foundation if it became a for-profit enterprise.
And so there would be a lot less funds for the technical infrastructure of Wikipedia, the servers. There would be a lot less staffing and educational initiatives. And I also just think that people would be a lot less likely to donate to the Wikimedia Foundation if it became a for-profit enterprise.
And so there would be a lot less funds for the technical infrastructure of Wikipedia, the servers. There would be a lot less staffing and educational initiatives. And I also just think that people would be a lot less likely to donate to the Wikimedia Foundation if it became a for-profit enterprise.
People want to donate to the nonprofit idealistic goal of a free internet encyclopedia, and they don't want to donate to just another big tech company. Where is this letter coming from? Yeah, I think that conservatives in recent years, not always, but in recent years, have really decided that they have a bone to pick with Wikipedia. Do leftists really now control the editing?
People want to donate to the nonprofit idealistic goal of a free internet encyclopedia, and they don't want to donate to just another big tech company. Where is this letter coming from? Yeah, I think that conservatives in recent years, not always, but in recent years, have really decided that they have a bone to pick with Wikipedia. Do leftists really now control the editing?