Stephen Harrison
Slate
Dallas, TX, United States
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Past articles by Stephen:
Why Wikipedia Is So Tough on Bigfoot
For a decade, Wikipedia has been the site of a passionate war between cryptozoologists and skeptics. → Read More
Should ChatGPT Be Used to Write Wikipedia Articles?
There might be a way to bring in technology without removing Wikipedia’s humanity. → Read More
The Huge Fight Behind Those Pop-Up Fundraising Banners on Wikipedia
For many of Wikipedia’s most dedicated contributors, this year’s proposed banner ads presented something like a moral crisis. → Read More
No, Wikipedia Is Not Colluding With DHS
A conspiracy theory, fueled by a recent article, is alarmingly wrong. → Read More
How Quantum Theories Took Over TikTok
Quantum flapdoodle strikes again. → Read More
Inside Wikipedia’s Historic, Fiercely Contested “Election”
An administrator candidate spoke out against Trump voters, and then all Wikipedia hell broke loose. → Read More
The Controversy Brewing on Elon Musk’s Wikipedia Page
So far, editors have reverted the many attempts to replace all references to “Tesla CEO” with “Tesla Technoking” on Musk’s Wikipedia page. → Read More
On TikTok, Philosophy Is Getting Edgy
What would Socrates think? He’d probably start a dialogue in the comments. → Read More
How the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Is Playing Out on English, Ukrainian, and Russian Wikipedia
To understand, we have to begin with the 17-year edit war over “Kyiv” vs. “Kiev.” → Read More
Has Godwin’s Law, the Rule of Nazi Comparisons, Been Disproven?
Godwin’s law is nearly as old as the internet itself. → Read More
Why Wikipedia Banned Several Chinese Admins
Beijing has been on icy terms with Wikipedia for years. Now the battle is heating up. → Read More
How Wikipedia Grew Up With the War on Terror
Sept. 11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan helped make Wikipedia into the so-called last bastion of shared reality that it is today. → Read More
Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Language
Until recently, a small Wikipedia edition said Dianne Feinstein was San Francisco's mayor. This project could help avoid that sort of out of date info. → Read More
How to Use Wikipedia When You’re Watching the Olympics
Wikipedia has a few blind spots you should know about. → Read More
Wikipedia’s War on the Daily Mail
The English-language Wikipedia is down to fewer than 10,000 uses of the Daily Mail as a source. → Read More
Fake Reddit Post Starts Serious Debate About Video Game Accessibility
In some ways, the use of macros in video games to overcome a disability parallels the Oscar Pistorius prosthetic fairness debate. → Read More
The Tensions Behind Wikipedia’s New Code of Conduct
For Wikipedia to fulfill its mission, it needs to be welcoming to all—which means tackling its harassment problem. → Read More
To Celebrate Wikipedia’s 20th Birthday, Try Editing It
If you use Wikipedia, you should consider editing it, too. → Read More
Wikipedia Is Basically a Massive RPG
Sure, the metaphor is imperfect. But as the encyclopedia enters its 20th year, it's worth reflecting on the "rules of the game"—and how they might change. → Read More
Twitter Wants to Use Wikipedia to Help Determine Who Gets a Blue Checkmark
By enlisting volunteer Wikipedia editors to decide on issues of notability or fake news, tech companies are keeping down their labor costs. → Read More