Tweets to Mark Tiele Westra

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@mtwestra
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Mark Tiele Westra
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Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
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936
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Runs Hiemsteed Media. Code, data science, geophysics, groundwater development, macroeconomics, inequality, MMT, low-cost tech, geek stuff. PhD in Physics.
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Dr Jess Wade 👩🏻‍🔬's avatar
From @jesswade
There are no words. #WomenInSTEM x @Wikipedia https://t.co/qPBSl2V1Mv
Mark Tiele Westra's avatar
From @mtwestra
@jesswade @Wikipedia @WikiWomenInRed @wikiscientists Dear @wikipedia, if this happens I will never donate to you again.
Jonathan JK Morris's avatar
From @Jonathanjk
@mtwestra @jesswade @Wikipedia @WikiWomenInRed @wikiscientists Wikipedia are pro Israel so you can stop donating now actually.
John Lubbock's avatar
From @jwsal
@Jonathanjk When you say Wikipedia, who do you mean? The 200,000 volunteer editors?
Jonathan JK Morris's avatar
From @Jonathanjk
@jwsal I mean Jimmy Wales, head of Wikipedia, who has come out defending some "volunteer editors" of their bias.… https://t.co/AVYaYM0YVC
John Lubbock's avatar
From @jwsal
@Jonathanjk Ok, so one of the trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation is pro-Israel.... that's not in any way the same… https://t.co/09dGOnDBxt
John Lubbock's avatar
From @jwsal
@Jonathanjk The problem with any sentence that starts 'Wikipedia is/does X' is that you're anthropomorphising a cro… https://t.co/EHpIfBx7M5
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From @Jonathanjk
@jwsal Yes, that was my poorly worded OG point, Wikipedia reflects the beliefs and attitudes of those who write it,… https://t.co/AB93tBsiKg
John Lubbock's avatar
From @jwsal
@Jonathanjk But Jimmy is just one of millions of Wikipedia editors. His influence on the content there is absolutel… https://t.co/T8p0V8OPyj
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From @Jonathanjk
@jwsal Miniscule when you frame it against ALL the content on the site. Yes. Don't downplay his influence on the po… https://t.co/MQKgR4VNEG
John Lubbock's avatar
From @jwsal
@Jonathanjk Why do I need to answer for Jimmy Wales' personal opinions? I'd also like to remind you that your attit… https://t.co/0FfOtx6cWc
24AheadDotCom_'s avatar
From @24aheaddotcom_
.@jwsal @Jonathanjk: FYI, @jimmy_wales put his finger on the #wikipedia scale, using their rules to deliberately lie to their readers. It was for a good cause, but he still used their rules to lie to their readers. What other good causes are there? http://24ahead.com/n/9281