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1. 'ol Mitch (olmitch@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 12:06:27 JST 'ol Mitch

   • The Forbidden Dreamer
   @ForbiddenDreamer wait, so I just tested this trick. How come Wikipedia always mentions if they are a Jew, but other people it just lists their parents names?
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   • veff :trash: (veff@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 12:06:31 JST veff :trash:

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     • The Forbidden Dreamer

     @olmitch @ForbiddenDreamer It depends on the person. Highly contested pages may change wording to obfuscate the fact, like omitting jewish faith but bringing up jewish school attendance, or a significant name change, or suspiciously wealthy parents who came from Russia/Ukraine around the turn of the century. Also when in doubt you can see the edit history and the talk page for confirmation.

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   • 'ol Mitch (olmitch@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 12:06:42 JST 'ol Mitch

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     • veff :trash:
     @veff @ForbiddenDreamer what I'm trying to say is, Wikipedia makes it seem like it only matters if you are Jewish or not, in that section, the only exception in my brief browse was someone who's father was a congressman. It never says "bill Jones, whose mother was trailer trash,"
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   • veff :trash: (veff@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 12:06:55 JST veff :trash:

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     @olmitch @ForbiddenDreamer Generally Early Life sections will mention whatever is “verifiable” by Wikipedia’s standards. If a famous guy was quoted saying his mom was trailer trash, that’d probably be included but it’s not a thing that’s as notable as jewish upbringing.

     Another thing that taints their wiki page is what sector of influence they have. An NBA star is likely to have his schools mentioned, but not much on his beliefs. A religious leader will have their faith and background, but seldom includes other facts like relationships unless there was some sort of controversy.

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   • 'ol Mitch (olmitch@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 12:07:00 JST 'ol Mitch

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     • veff :trash:
     @veff @ForbiddenDreamer shit makes sense, what can I say