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This is a list of all incidents, especially those related to consumer protection, that this platform is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Hostility against newcomers===

According to a 2016 VICE News article, Wikipedia is reportedly being notorious for being an unwelcome place for newcomers while having a dizzying list of guidelines, principles, and rules that are disproportionately applied across the site. Many individuals who edited Wikipedia shared the concern, including Kevin Forsyth who reportedly quitted the site due to "constant harassment from his fellow editors and lack of consequences for those who were openly combative on the site." Because of that, there was even a suicide attempt which was averted thanks to interventions by the authorities.<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/wikipedia-editor-says-sites-toxic-community-has-him-contemplating-suicide/</ref>

===Deletionism===

Wikipedia has been reported by some sources to be grappled by deletionism, causing the absence of coverage of many obscure and niche topics and a decline of participation activities among experts and high-value editors.<ref>https://gwern.net/inclusionism</ref><ref>https://boingboing.net/2017/02/14/watching-wikipedias-extincti.html</ref>

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 This is a list of all incidents, especially those related to consumer protection, that this platform is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
+===Hostility against newcomers===
+According to a 2016 VICE News article, Wikipedia is reportedly being notorious for being an unwelcome place for newcomers while having a dizzying list of guidelines, principles, and rules that are disproportionately applied across the site. Many individuals who edited Wikipedia shared the concern, including Kevin Forsyth who reportedly quitted the site due to "constant harassment from his fellow editors and lack of consequences for those who were openly combative on the site." Because of that, there was even a suicide attempt which was averted thanks to interventions by the authorities.<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/wikipedia-editor-says-sites-toxic-community-has-him-contemplating-suicide/</ref>
 ===Deletionism===
 Wikipedia has been reported by some sources to be grappled by deletionism, causing the absence of coverage of many obscure and niche topics and a decline of participation activities among experts and high-value editors.<ref>https://gwern.net/inclusionism</ref><ref>https://boingboing.net/2017/02/14/watching-wikipedias-extincti.html</ref>