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[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I'm not saying this fact about penguins isn't true, I don't know, but this isn't a real wikipedia screenshot like it acts like it is. In fact, searching for "homosexuality is common in penguins" only returns results for transcriptions of this meme.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago

As a penguin, I can say with 100% certainty that there are gay penguins.

We also like to do giant penguin orgies, but we don't let the researchers see that

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Check the article history.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Haha I'm committed to the truth but not that committed. Anyone can edit an article to put in whatever blurb they want, but it won't stick for long if most of the community agrees with it and it has decent citations (none of which are in the screenshot). Also the text isn't written professionally, "love to cuddle" is not language that would normally appear in a scientific wiki article.

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

and it has decent citations

Not a case anymore, unfortunately. There are leftist meme articles that only cite tweets and buzzfeed reposting said tweets, but if you try to do anything about it, your edits will be instantly reverted and your account will get banned.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Without examples it's hard to say anything at all beyond guesses really.

But if the article is about a xitter meme, tweets are the original source, and therefore perfectly relevant citations.

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The most obvious example I know of is this one. Not a thing, never was a thing, and the entire page is just folk from 196 and blahaj dunking on wikipedia. And check out the talk page where they try to pretend that the skeleton image is the best representation of said "phenomenon", while simultaneously removing any messages doubting it's existence.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I dunno, it doesn't seem to overstate its case

While not all films, television shows, photographs, and music videos that use this lighting intend to portray bisexuality, many queer artists have deliberately used this color palette

It also uses sources such as Vice and the BBC

I wouldn't call it a high quality article, like at all, but I also wouldn't call it factually incorrect.

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

many queer artists have deliberately used this color palette

[Citation needed]

There were definitely none that did before the wiki article was created.

It also uses sources such as Vice and the BBC

The article from BBC is fluff written by a rando and is based completely off twitter circlejerk. VICE is not a reliable source as anyone can register as an author and make articles there.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Was it instareverted?