Few Wikipedia Editors (Anonymous, as usual) have descended on Twitter to defend their bias that has destroyed a lovely platform it was once. They are also defaming me by spreading false rumours. I will answer the charges against me on Wiki Talk Pages. Put this on record.

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Wikipedia's donations have dried up. Many are not inclined to donate to them. Their previous donation drives used to get over within days. But the recent one is still not over & Wikipedia is begging for amounts as less than Rs. 150.
But still the money has dried up for them.

Many on Twitter are referring to my Twitter threads to conclude that the platform is biased and the Wiki editors have formed a cartel to create a narrative against Hindus and India's identity as a neutral nation.
Hence these Wiki editors have come on Twitter to discredit me.

The leader of this pack is a Wikipedia administrator called #Newslinger. They have levelled various false accusations against me, such as.
1. Self Promotion on Wiki
2. Hiring editors to create my Wiki page
3. Off-line harassment
4. Investigating against Wikipedia
5. Other charges

Have you ever wondered that how does an anonymous user sitting idle in a quiet corner of a second-grade IT firm in Bangalore or a dingy apartment in Silicon Valley suddenly discovers that I have hired somebody to create my Wikipedia page?
Do they have any proof of that?
No.
Then?

These faceless Wiki Editors don't know me. They have no clue who I am.
BUT they they know my mind, my intentions and importantly, all my plans.
These guys are working in the same manner they work on Wikipedia - Creating false narratives by citing sources as per their convenience.

Before I start debunking the false narratives against me, please remember one thing about me. I was there on Wikipedia with my own name as user name. It's easy to find and stalk me.
Newslinger and his cartel are all anonymous and they take great care to ensure they are not doxxed

Accusation: Hiring editors to create my Wikipedia page.
There was a time when I became news in Pakistan because I dared to ask Fawad Khan to go back.
There was heavy backlash from the Pakistani media after my open letter went viral.
Here's an example. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1185751/indian-journalist-calls-bollywood-boycott-fawad-khan

I had been in the news for other issues as a blogger. Few threatened my safety as well. But I wouldn't discuss them now.
Safe to say that there were many news articles about me in the media, as a blogger.
One prominent media house once rated me as one of the top bloggers in India

After the Fawad Khan issue, I became quite infamous in Pakistan. I had enjoyed it till they started threatening me, but that's another story.
Quite sometime after that episode, a lower-rung Wikipedia editor created a page after collecting details from my author pages and my blog.

Senior Wiki editors quickly descended on that editor & put my page up for "speedy deletion", many of whom I suspect are from Pakistan.
I watched it and I couldn't do anything about it because I neither knew who was trying to create my page nor was I interested in a page like that

I could understand the anger from Pakistanis.
Fawad Khan had to secretly leave India when his wife was pregnant. The chain of events were started by me.
I didn't know about the pregnancy & I apologise to Sadaf.
But I don't regret for a second writing that letter.
Fawad had to go.

The Wiki page on me had those details but unfortunately, it also contained my personal details. like the name of my parents, et al.
I was glad it went away and I never contested that decision on Wiki talk pages or even spoke about it.
I feel bad about the newbie Wikipedia editor.

The Wiki cartels are using my deleted page against me to prove that I was self-promoting. They banned the editors who contributed to the page too.
But I am glad that my Wiki page was junked because they don't like me.
Even now they send such proposals to make me bite the bullet

Charge: I put my name on Wiki pages.
There was a long span in my career when I used to do movie reviews on the side. It was fun.
Once my boss told me to include their website's rating & review (by me) on Wikipedia. I couldn't find a team member who could do it.
So, I did it.

I checked with Wiki rules. Was it illegal? I found it was not. So, I included the name of the site and my review in the reviews section of the movie. All that with an ID which was under my name.
Even though it was legal, it was still removed.
Here's a link
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cocktail_(2012_film)&diff=prev&oldid=512363985

Wikipedia pages should be based on credible sources. It does not matter who is editing.
But ask about the experience of @vivekagnihotri, @Ramkamal or @gchahal after they noticed wrong or distorted information on their own pages.
Wiki reversed their own edits from their own pages!

Now, about offline harassment.
These guys are nameless, faceless code-writers working in the reserve benches of IT firms.
Nobody knows them. Many on social media have strange names & profile pics. Yes, many are trolls too.
I am here with my verified handle.
Say that charge again?

Charge: Investigating against Wikipedia.
Yes. I did it and I am very proud of it.
Do you know who reacted to it?
Larry Sanger, Wikipedia's co-founder.
He said my findings confirmed his suspicions.
He is no longer with Wikipedia.
Here's his tweet. https://twitter.com/lsanger/status/1235562964779966467?s=20

These days Wikipedia has started a campaign against the BJP. Here's an edit by the same cartel that says the @BJP4India is solely responsible for spreading fake news in India.
They won't last long.
This pyramid of Wikipedia will collapse.
Just like a pack of cards.

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