RepRap Project Wikipedia Page Receives Hatchet Job

On February 24th the Wikipedia entry for the RepRap Project was well over 30,000 words and covered virtually every aspect of the long history of RepRap. However an editor named Jytdog took issue with some of the lax sourcing on the page and did what really can only be described as a hatchet job to the article. They removed virtually everything on the page regardless of accurate sources and replaced it with a single paragraph that erroneously conflated RepRepPro with the RepRap Project, a mistake that someone who has a working knowledge of the history of desktop 3D printing would not make. Both Vik Olliver and Adrian Bowyer have been willing to work with Jytdog to correct the article, but it seems the editor in question has dubious motives for chopping the page up and doesn’t seem interested in working to replace any flawed information on the original article. You can read more over on 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/124759/reprap-pro...ikipedia-page/
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People talking peremptorily of things they don't know... Now where have I seen that recently ?

Oh.

Joke aside, that's a real shame.

The editor Jytdog seems to have a history of incivility and a delete first ask questions later approach, that has gotten him sanctioned and topic banned in the past. The sooner this is raised up the better.

It's quality control, not a hatchet job. Anyone can remove unsourced or badly sourced material from Wikipedia. When an article is that bad, editors can "blow it up and start over." Jytdog might have removed too much, but he explains it well in the discussion.

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Originally Posted by amaranthine25

It's quality control, not a hatchet job. Anyone can remove unsourced or badly sourced material from Wikipedia. When an article is that bad, editors can "blow it up and start over." Jytdog might have removed too much, but he explains it well in the discussion.

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A child can hit "delete" (mine often do), but it takes more to rebuild behind. Laying waste to it and leaving it that way sounds a bit chilidish. You can frequently see notes on wikipedia :" needs citation", ,... he could have started with that.

Yes, my experience with Wikipedia's editors was similar. In lieu of payment, they are given power, and some wield it like crazed emperors. laying waste to everything that displeases them for one reason or another.

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com

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Originally Posted by Chrisdc

The editor Jytdog seems to have a history of incivility and a delete first ask questions later approach, that has gotten him sanctioned and topic banned in the past. The sooner this is raised up the better.

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Jytdog is a known troll. It's shocking that Wikipedia hasn't banned him yet.

Yes he can quote rules and find citation errors, sometimes even legitimate ones, but if you look at his history, it boils down to: he deletes all entries that he, personally, doesn't agree with, and will ignore any all all reasoned arguments.