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philistinetoday at 12:52 PM1 replyview on HN

> mentally ill

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. That Wikipedia has been co-opted by mentally ill people is an extraordinary claim. You should provide more than feelings.


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nephihahatoday at 4:58 PM

Wikipedia's model does favour autistic* people and those with a lot of time on their hands. You can see this in the sheer volume of some contributions, their focuses and the invention of obscure rules and Wikipedia specific jargon e.g. peacock terms etc.

* ASD is not a mental illness but it can produce quirky and obsessive behaviour.