When I started to pay attention to the Arabic Wiki…

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When I started to pay attention to the Arabic Wikipedia few months ago, I noticed that the page on my city was composed only of two lines, and had some incorrect information. I have done some research, and written a detailed article about Hassa. However, some biased users, who apparently have some problems with Shiites, did not like it. They removed some parts and replaced them with big fat lies. I’ve been correcting this stupid behavior for some time, but when I tried to edit the page this morning, the system told me I was banned from editing this page by one of the administrators because I used some “dirty words” (!!) It is a shame when a racist person becomes to be an administrator in such a noble project like Wikipedia.

7 thoughts on “When I started to pay attention to the Arabic Wiki…”

  1. Take it to higher authorities. This is a serious matter because a lot of people rely on Wikipedia for their information. If you do contact someone and think that it’ll help to have different people contact Wikipedia too please let me know.

  2. yeah, i hope you manage to sort this matter out. Where is this based? in the US? In the Middle East? Talk to someone higher up, that might help. I just saw that this month will be one year for you on the blog. Happy Bday and congrats!

    Mansur

  3. can u say more details ahmed?
    can u please provide us with your piece and the edited one? and don’t shy from publishing the moderator’s name….
    it’s a shame…

  4. Don’t stay quiet about this, it’s not fair to you, and it’s not fair to the people that are relying on this site for information.

  5. Being an administrator in Wikipedia doesn’t imply any intellectual status.
    Please provide the link to the page (or your town’s name). The page’s editing history should be there and we’ll see what can be done.
    Unfortunately, the ability to write neutral and unbiased articles is very much lacking between Arab editors. Not to mention the ability to write clearly and comprehensively.
    In all cases, don’t give up. And take the time to explain your view and be prepared to go through very lengthy written discussions.
    (Thank you Mohammad, for bringing this to my attention)

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