Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias


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The project suffers systemic bias that naturally grows from its contributors' demographic groups, manifesting an imbalanced coverage of a subject, thereby leaving less represented demographic groups without adequate coverage. See an for how this may affect articles and content. This project aims to eliminate the cultural perspective gaps made by the systemic bias, consciously focusing upon subjects and points of view neglected by the encyclopedia as a whole. A list of articles needing attention is in the CSB Open Tasks list.

See § Further reading for studies, statistics, or other information that demonstrate contributor or subject imbalances.

People write on things they're interested in, and so many subjects don't get covered; and news events get covered in great detail. In the past, the entry on Hurricane Frances was more than five times the length of that on Chinese art, and the entry on Coronation Street was twice as long as the article on Tony Blair.

, and the application thereof, are the subject of much criticism.Nicholson Baker considers the notability standards arbitrary and essentially unsolvable:

Criticizing the "deletionists", Nicholson Baker then writes:

Yet another criticism about the deletionists is this: "The increasing difficulty of making a successful edit; the exclusion of casual users; slower growth – all are hallmarks of the deletionists approach."

Complaining that his own biography was on the verge of deletion for lack of notability, Timothy Noah argued that:

Some task forces that focus on particular aspects of systemic bias are linked below:

There are many things you may do, listed roughly from least to most intensive:

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