It's fair to say that the average person doesn't edit Wikipedia any more, if they ever did. It's been eight years, after all. So it always comes as a shock to find any large area of information missing, a section of culture that should have been meticulously covered but is instead ignored.
I also have a feeling that most people who used to edit Wikipedia can think of a few annoying episodes. I have two. Firstly, I was the guy who tried to save the Maghook article. It probably deserved to die, but I think I improved it massively before it was deleted. Secondly, George Gapon. The information about his exile is incorrect, based on a misreading of one of the sources. My correction was immediately reverted and the source is no longer available.
My idea is for anyone and everyone who thinks a certain segment of human experience is widespread and notable should pick a day to correct the flaw simultaneously. I don't mean individual articles, I mean entire fields.
I have two suggestions.
First, abridged series. This is the practice of making a shortened, fan-based parody of a (usually anime) series. The original and the best can be found at http://www.yugiohtheabridgedseries.com/
As referenced in an early episode "according to Wikipedia, we don't exist." This from someone who was taken off Youtube and currently has 485,384 channel views. To get some idea of how large and bizarre this genre can get look at this playlist. There is no shortage of videos of the original voice actors quoting the abridged series. Yet there exists not a single page on a series.
On a somewhat more serious note is my second suggestion: DMCAabuse. Given the cumulative nature of this network it should at least warrant its own page, if not one for each of its founding members.
The greatest surprise is that of of this channel's opponents is not 'notable': VenomFangX. I will provide no link. I will watch none of his videos. Suffice to say that he is the single most popular creationist on Youtube, and one of the most popular channels overall. Yet he is not notable. Everyone who sees this video should cheer, but in the public consciousness it never happened.
So a genre of internet humour and a slew of debunkers. Both deal quite often with censorship, so bonus points. If you have any further suggestions or any similar gripes, say so in the comments.
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