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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_Wikipedia
So, Scots is an old language from Scotland (like pre-1700). It’s been recognised as an actual language, and is making a bit of a come back (although, maybe an “online comeback” because lots of people in Scotland speak Scots or are influenced by it. Scots never really died), and there are many ways to actually write it.
Anyway, this drama came to a point a few years ago on Reddit.
Basically, an American teenager created a bunch of translations of wiki articles. More than a bunch… Like A LOT.
To the point, that some of the translations became referenced in other sources as being factual, despite the fact that they were mostly “English with a Scottish language”.
Like, you know how AI generated data might be poisoning AI training? That kinda thing.
So, there is was a huge undertaking to review the Scots translation of Wikipedia, and ensure it is accurate.Funny example of how a person can „create facts“ nowadays. It’s all about the amount of times a certain thing is being used. Like, when humans started to use bowls back then, eventually bowls became an essential tool. Same with language. It starts to change because people use new words or different words in their normal language. We learn: even Wikipedia can change the language.
List of unusual deaths is a classic, but Enclave and exclave is a really subtly strange topic, and I just love how detailed it is.
I’m personally really fascinated by “Hall (Concept)”, which is largely etymology, but an interesting cultural history too.
Wikipedia’s page on Fidel Castro is pretty fascinating. Dude was the IRL equivalent of movie villains who get some people like “wait, but they have good intentions, though”, he was batshit insane, and his life was very public.
That article is disturbing.
I’m a big fan of 1925 Serum Run to Nome and The Tempest Prognosticator.
Rip to post 2011 Texan inmates, way to ruin it for everyone guy!
My former wiki editor partner’s is the Ultimate fate of the universe.
