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Some ties between Metapedia, the British National Party and Wikipedia [1]. Middayexpress (talk) 22:52, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to say that it's better they dedicate their efforts to writing POV articles about the BNP on an "encyclopedia" that no one but far-right loons read, rather than spending it trying to introduce that same POV into the Wikipedia article on the BNP. Cordless Larry (talk) 07:23, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The systemic racial bias that does exist among Wikipedia's editors is clearly pointed at White, Western peoples. EyePhoenix (talk) 23:09, 6 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I concur, and most of them from the United States.Senegambianamestudy (talk) 21:04, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

But certainly not ALL white, western peoples, not even those from the United States. HiLo48 (talk) 00:58, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am missing here statistical data on the (presumed) racial bias in WP: what is the percentage of "racial" articles, who are the contributors by race (Black, Yellow, White, otherwise), why we edit or do not edit, also grouped by race, etc.

Are there any WP:RS third-party articles that have studied these? Zezen (talk) 10:14, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that some people have not understood the difference between an under-representation caused by different proportion of interested individuals from a racial group and under-representation caused by hostility toward a racial group. I hope all kinds of people jump in and edit Wikipedia responsibly, but the lack of diversity among the editors is not automatically an evidence of animosity by existing editors. Pete unseth (talk) 17:16, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with this common-sense argument, Pete unseth. Still, do we have hard RS data ? Zezen (talk) 17:54, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Absolute BS. Black people have been hounded from this project for years. Ganging up on certain Black editors, stalking, canvassing and leaving nasty comments about them on certain talk pages in an effort to discredit them are just some of the strategies used. When they raise concerns in the relevant noticeboards, they are ganged upon by the White Wiki Clique in order to diminish their concerns and ridicule them. I have watched countless of great Black and African editors hounded from the project by the White Wiki clique - most of whom are from North America. Even new Black or African editors interested in the project and pushed aside and driven off the project. Asking for a biased and dubious statistics in order to play down the issue is just silly. Many great editors who have been working on African and Black projects which I'm interested in have left the project because of what they had to endure thanks to the white Eurocentrics POV here. This has been my biggest headache here, because we have lost several great editors knowledgeable about the subjects I'm interested in. Senegambianamestudy (talk) —Preceding

undated comment added 20:48, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Want to create an article about that "White Wiki Clique"? This is a serious question. I would be interested to know who's in it. HiLo48 (talk) 01:00, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You see if I come and say this is also my experience on Wiki then I am the Race pusher, and marginalize. It is all in our head. We all have a chip on our shoulder which White editors brush aside.--169.0.4.160 (talk) 08:18, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is absolutely the case here, unfortunately. There are racist Eurocentric editors on here. Not just from the U.S., I have had some very poor experiences with British editors here as well. Most everyone I know who was passionate about creating articles here is either blocked or no longer participate, due to hounding and the behavior depicted above. There should be a form of arbitration, but I am afraid the tendency will always be to protect the white racist contributors since that is what I have seen happen here from the beginning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.131.149.178 (talk) 12:18, 5 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

But ...178, surely you must agree that data is still needed? Or at least useful? You can't just make claims based on personal experience. You risk putting yourself in a situation where you never believe any data because most data was collected by x and x is biased against y (according to your worldview). And you'll never change that worldview because you'll always view contrary data as biased so there will never be any way for you to change your mind. As long as they are statistics (objective info) and have some kind of peer review or fail safe, you should be open to accepting it. Nate Hooper (talk) 16:26, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This page represents an (imperfect) equality of outcome approach, where the representation of each group in wikipedia articles should be proportional to their share in the society. That is, the problem - as stated - is that percentage of wikipedia content devoted to black people (in general) is smaller than the percentage of black people in some unspecified society (wiki users? world as a whole?).

Then, the problem statement leaves out exact definitions:

• what proportion is the defining factor here
• why other (non-black) groups of people are not represented here
• how exactly (if at all) is the "underrepresentation" measured

Then, it is not stated at all:

• why it is bad to have the certain groups of people underrepresented in wikipedia articles
• why the problem is one-sided, no opposing views are presented

Finally the "analysis" section does only the part that depends on the problem statement to be correct -- no analysis is made on whether the problem is real, who is affected and how.

I can see it going forward four ways:

• we describe the policies, content percentages and editor percentages (perhaps laying out the corresponding global population percentages), and let readers make their own minds on what and why
• we try to show what is the problem in "problematic" view of WP for certain groups (my take is that is it does not go along equality of outcome). IOW why people think WP is racist.
• you redefine the problem to actual intersectional oppression of WP editors, trying to push it even farther to the left
• nothing changes, we are left with this misleading stub — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.11.143.125 (talk) 09:23, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

agree. this article is cited in deletion discussions for no reason very often. Clone commando sev (talk) 01:43, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Agree too. Even if it was legitimate to claim inequality of wikipedia articles = discrimination, they haven't even included any data which shows that such under representation has taken place. Horrible article, this is. Nate Hooper (talk) 14:16, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It is hard to add any content to expand this article because there is a loop. Wikipedia is White dominant, African editors are pushed out. When they add ref reflecting either evidence of racism on wikipedia it is not a R.S. So we have a loop going. How do you write an article on Wikipedia about a problem with Wikipedia which is being accused of Racism? It creates a paradox. Esp when WIki policy on so-called RS marginalizes non-White publications, and content from independent sources. And all of this is moderated by the very people being accused of racism.--169.0.4.160 (talk) 08:16, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a proper source, but guess what it fails Wiki Whites criteria. So all of this African opinions are marginalized as the opinions of crazy disgruntled editors . Keep it up. [Wiki is Racist in Full color https://medium.com/@kamy1/racist-wikipedia-da005c564d13] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.0.4.160 (talk) 12:42, 24 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all sure how people can be certain about racism claims since most editors are anonymous. If some editors are truly being hostile, report them. We want Wikipedia to be open and welcoming. That is our aspiration, at least. Pete unseth (talk) 19:14, 12 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I agree with the IP. Pete, their are various ways of determining that e.g. editor's interest, location, editing habits, etc. Anonymity doesn't mean anything hence why we have an essay on Wikipedia:Systemic bias. There is no point reporting other editors to others who share the same racist and Eurocentric POV. We can delude ourselves all the day by saying Wiki is inclusive etc., but it is not. Senegambianamestudy (talk) 21:32, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

surely it would be possible to get a bot that auto detects racial slurs and removes them and warns the poster of them? would that work?Clone commando sev (talk) 01:40, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

not everything is black or white WIKIPEDIA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.223.238.22 (talk) 04:05, 8 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Where is China?" China is in Asia. Stop comparing yourself to Black people. If you feel there is something missing, be bold and add it there rather comparing yourself to others who have been the subject of descrimanation. Tryimg to undermine the struggles of those who have been discrimnated rather than targetting those who are discriminating comes of as jealousy, foolishness and disingenous. Senegambianamestudy (talk) 03:55, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the templates. The first one (from 5 years ago) complained of poor global coverage. The comments cited in the article relate to English Wikipedia, and not exclusively to US editors. Of course, there's room for improvement in this area, but the template didn't seem to be serving any purpose. Neither did the other one (from 3 months ago), claiming "possible OR". The article is heavily sourced, and I don't see where the "possible OR" is. NightHeron (talk) 22:08, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"The comments cited in the article relate to English Wikipedia", nope the article is about Wikipedia not just English Wikipedia. The use of US-souces and US-based opinions is disproportionate. Dentren | ^Talk 13:16, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Concerning the template, what's the solution? The first sentence of the article starts: The English Wikipedia has been criticized for... So it's obvious from the start that the article is about English Wikipedia. Should we retitle the article Racial bias on English Wikipedia? I checked a couple of other languages. I could find no article in French or Spanish Wikipedia about racial bias on Wikipedia. Spanish Wikipedia does have a subsection Critica a Wikipedia#Prejuicios raciales but no separate article, and the subsection just treats criticism of English Wikipedia, using English language sources.

Note also that the article Criticism of Wikipedia similarly treats only English Wikipedia. Should that also be retitled Criticism of English Wikipedia?

My point in removing the 5-year-old template was that it wasn't serving any useful purpose. NightHeron (talk) 14:47, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict × previous comment) @NightHeron: Hi! This article indeed contains no original research whatsoever^{[at the moment]}, so I removed the relevant tag. As for Dentren's comment on the other one - seems like this is the case for every other article in this category (e.g., Criticism of Wikipedia or Gender bias on Wikipedia, where all of the content mainly relates to the English Wikipedia), and I'm not sure if this is actually avoidable. You may want to request additional comments from other editors to discuss the second tag more thoroughly. Juliette Han (talk) 14:58, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

UPD: I didn't read your last three comments, but it appears you understand my logic. For the record, 'The English Wikipedia' comes from this edit. Juliette Han (talk) 15:10, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Dentren: @Juliette Han:: I've requested a Third Opinion on how to handle a situation where, despite an article's title, its actual coverage relates only to English Wikipedia rather than to Wikipedia generally. Through a template, retitling, nothing, or something else? NightHeron (talk) 16:07, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@NightHeron: Since there are three editors involved, and I'm plainly on your side, I've decided to start RfC instead. I hope you don't mind. Juliette Han (talk) 16:43, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Juliette Han:: No problem. I just went and canceled my Third Opinion request. I of course have no objection to an RfC. NightHeron (talk) 16:49, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It would be good to have a thrid opinion. As NightHeron seem to be suggesting this article should with its current content either continue with the non-Global template or be renamed to reflect its focus on English Wikipedia. Dentren | ^Talk 08:27, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See Talk:Racial_bias_on_Wikipedia#Removed_templates. On behalf of NightHeron: how to handle a situation where, despite an article's title, its actual coverage relates only to English Wikipedia rather than to Wikipedia generally. Through a template, retitling, nothing, or something else? Note that English-centered nature of such articles may be inevitable due to Wikipedia being a language-divided project, where different divisions may be covered unequally. Juliette Han (talk) 16:38, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I don't doubt that there's racial bias in the Russian, French, etc. Wikipedias, since RS amply document Racism in Russia, Racism in France, etc. But the question is whether there's RS that document racial bias in other Wikipedias besides the English one, something that editors of those Wikipedias are probably better able to determine than we are. Given that we're not likely to be able to make Racial bias on Wikipedia truly global, I don't see the point of just keeping a template there (that's been there for 5 years) that serves no useful purpose. I would not be opposed to changing the title to "Racial bias on English Wikipedia" (in which case we should also change the titles of Criticism of Wikipedia to Criticism of English Wikipedia, of Gender bias on Wikipedia to Gender bias on English Wikipedia, and so on); nor would I be opposed to doing nothing (except removing the template), since the first sentence of the lead makes it clear that the article is about English Wikipedia. NightHeron (talk) 21:24, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • To have an article called "Racial bias on Wikipedia" focused primarily on "Racial bias on English Wikipedia" would we deceptive and in fact reflective of another bias Wikipedia has, being Anglocentric. As such I suggest to either rename the article to have the title fit the content ("Racial bias on English Wikipedia") or make a big effort. The other issue that makes this article non-Global is that its examples empjasis racial issues that are typical of the United States and not necessarily worldwide (mention of Black history, African-Americans, Neo-Nazis). Dentren | ^Talk 08:37, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it would be great to find RS that discuss under-representation of people of the Global South and people of color in Europe, both among editors and among subjects of biographical articles. I notified WikiProject Africa and WikiProject Latin America about this RfC. NightHeron (talk) 11:11, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Changing the title of the article to Racial bias on English Wikipedia would work. What is the main argument against it?--ReyHahn (talk) 12:04, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • That title would definitely be better, but the template would needed to be kept, because the article has an overt focus on "White people" and African-Americans, and the racial spectrum editing or not editing English Wikipedia is abviously wider than the binary perspective in the article. Dentren | ^Talk 15:42, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I added a little about Latinos and about geographical bias against the Global South. NightHeron (talk) 18:51, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. Changing titles to specify English Wikipedia makes sense. Gleeanon409 (talk) 08:47, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Per the failed RM below I take it that moving to "X on English Wikipedia" is ruled out. In any case, I see the issue here as a content one, not a naming one: we need to add content about biases in other-language Wikipedias, whatever article structure and titles we have. Foreign language sources are the way to do this. We can look to other language editions' coverage of their own Wikipedias as a starting point. — Bilorv (talk) 00:26, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Support explicitly titling English Wikipedia as Wikipedia is multlingual. Issues that affect Wikipedia per se (e.g. reliability) should remain "Wikipedia and foo"/"Foo of Wikipedia"/etc. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:32, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

They've been blocking and later bullying me for years for fixing anti-black, anti-African articles. There should be a class-action lawsuit against Wikipedia. I have many screenshots of the bullying and racism. 2603:7000:9F00:D200:C11B:7A17:F2BE:EBFB (talk) 21:27, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"The concerns on the talk page focused on neutrality because biases white people experience were not discussed and the disbelief of the existence of microaggressions, despite their prevalence at the time in academic journals"

Something is fishy in the copula "because", because I do not see logical cause-and-effect between the two joined phases. Does anybpdy ave an access to the references cited to see what they actually say in this respect? Not to say there is a bit of WP:SYNTH: only the first footnote may be related to the whole phrase, while the remaning ones possibly (judging from titles) support the piece "their prevalence at the time in academic journals" - which is a weird phrasing, too: prevalence of microaggressions in sci journals? Really? If so, I would like to read about this in Wikipedia. Lembit Staan (talk) 21:16, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Lembit Staan: I agree. That sentence is incomprehensible as written, and it's loaded with 4 references, two of which I could get access to. [14] does not mention Wikipedia at all. [11] does briefly, but it does not actually discuss racial bias on Wikipedia. Rather, [11] uses the difference between the talk-page on Microaggression and the talk-page on Stereotype threat to make a point about the difference between the way those two concepts are discussed by academics.

The problems with the first paragraph of the main body go beyond the garbled last sentence. The entire paragraph was added in a single edit by an inexperienced editor last 2 July with an edit summary stating that the paragraph is a "literature review". As far as I can tell, nothing in the paragraph clearly and correctly presents what's in the sources. Source [9] is cited in a confusing way, and in any case [9] is not about racial bias on Wikipedia. Rather, it concerns the approach to history on Wikipedia. At one point it discusses how a few editors with a pro-Southern POV on the American Civil War attempted to change the article Origins of the American Civil War to remove content concerning slavery and racism, and how other editors prevented those changes because they were unsourced or poorly sourced. The third sentence misrepresents reference [10], which is not about racial bias, but rather sexist bias on Wikipedia and the challenges of editing about women in history.

I think the whole paragraph needs to be either removed or completely rewritten. The simplest solution would be to delete it. NightHeron (talk) 01:40, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think I know what's going on: The top of the article has a tag "This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment." This is way not the first time I encounter "drive-by edits" by students on assignment. Students are taught to write essays, which actually encourage to draw their own conclusions, and that is right. However this contradicts Wikipedia's idea of WP:NOR. Since there is nobody to defend their contribution, I agree with the idea to delete the piece: it is not worth our time to make sense of something that as no sense. If the cited sources do say something on racial bias in wp, and if they are not primary sources (which is actually not the case), then just write from scratch, Lembit Staan (talk) 04:14, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The article should make more of a point about the way that US-specific POVs, including colonial racist history imposed on articles without much explanation, affect not only English but translated articles. For instanceP:

The version of slave codes that User:materialscientist restored at [2] is inaccurate for omitting a large chunk of history, probably deliberately to reflect a US POV in which slavery is denied as a factor in both the Revolution and Civil War. The version he removed [3] had good references including Smithsonian, US archives, Smithsonian, and linked articles with high quality comprehensive references that yours now omits.

This appears to be a racist policing of the article. The article does not, but probably should, make mention of the historical controversy about the centrality of the slave codes in US history, e g 1619 project. If the controversy continues, then, the "policing" itself likely will get more attention. I'd prefer that someone who understands history simply have a look at it and comment on the talk page, or simply restore and improve the version here. [4]

I have no particular agenda about this article other than that it actually link to the articles about the events, all the relevant events, and that it not omit huge chunks of history to serve a POV. It may be an eampl — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.192.40.68 (talk) 13:38, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is not the right place to raise this issue, since the episode you describe is internal to Wikipedia, has not been covered in RS, and so can't be put into the article Racial bias on Wikipedia. This talk-page is for improving that article, not for other things. You should first try to resolve this at the slave codes talk-page, if necessary using dispute resolution and possibly also at WP:RSN if you feel that the main issue is a disagreement over what sources are reliable.

Please also be aware that accusing another editor of racism is a serious violation of WP:NPA, and should never be done. NightHeron (talk) 14:00, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BlackAmerican: thanks for your addition to the article. I find the second quote from Liriano to be a good encapsulation of a potential positive response to bias, and am thinking it might fit well in the Responses section near the mention of Schomburg Center's edit-a-thon. That said, I feel that most of the racial bias content in the Basis section is well-covered in the article already. If you re-read the article, do you feel there's content in your addition that isn't addressed? The info on gender bias is off-topic here, and more appropriately covered at Gender bias on Wikipedia. There too, I recommend ensuring your efforts are not duplicated existing content. Thanks, Firefangledfeathers (talk) 03:08, 25 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Racial bias on Wikipedia → Racism on Wikipedia – 'Racism' is the most commonly used word to describe racial bias. I do not know of many articles about racism that use 'racial bias' instead of 'racism'. WP:COMMONNAME applies here.

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Addressing Racism and Sexism in Wikipedia: A Panel Discussion Desertambition (talk) 23:09, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose: This article discusses aspects of Wikipedia that are better reflected by the term "racial bias" than "racism". For example, this article discusses the fact that less African, Asian, and South American editors are on Wikipedia, Wikipedia citing English-language sources, and there being less published scholarship on certain areas than others. That is better reflected by the term "racial bias" than "racism". --Spekkios (talk) 00:02, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  I don't see why 'racism' would not apply to that as well. How is 'racial bias' the WP:COMMONNAME? Please expand. Evidence seems to suggest 'racism' is used much more often than 'racial bias'. Desertambition (talk) 00:16, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Neo-nazis and white supremacists editing articles to align with their beliefs is racism while Wikipedia reflecting the lack of scholarship or English-languages sources in certain areas is racial bias. This article covers both, and therefore should remain at racial bias. --Spekkios (talk) 00:20, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  No, racial bias is not a separate topic from racism. They mean the same thing. You still have not provided proof 'racial bias' is the WP:COMMONNAME. Almost every mention of 'racial bias' uses the word racism instead. Including in the sources I linked. Desertambition (talk) 00:31, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  I disagree for reasons I stated above. --Spekkios (talk) 00:32, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose: Racism is an inflammatory term because in common usage it implies intent. Some of the forms of racial bias covered in the article result from policies and practices that were instituted for reasons unconnected with race; from underrepresentation of certain races, ethnicities, or nationalities among editors; or from racial bias that exists in the source base that editors use. For example, a minor event in US politics or popular culture might get more coverage than a major event or cultural phenomenon in Africa, in part because there are far more US editors than African editors, and in part because mainstream sources tend to give a lot more coverage to the US than to Africa. That's certainly a form of racial bias, but that doesn't mean that Wikipedia editors are guilty of racism. NightHeron (talk) 00:47, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Why do English language sources frequently talk about 'racism on Wikipedia' and not 'racial bias on Wikipedia'? As far as I understand racism and racial bias mean the same thing. Academics use the term 'systemic racism' and not 'systemic racial bias' for issues like you are describing. As far as I can tell, Wikipedia is leading the charge in describing racism this way. Desertambition (talk) 00:54, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose: Spekkios has explained this well in the first Oppose post above. These two terms do not mean the same thing. HiLo48 (talk) 00:53, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Do you think there should be a separate article on Racism on Wikipedia since apparently this article does not encompass that? Desertambition (talk) 01:04, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Racism and racial bias are not interchangeable terms, but racism is a subset of racial bias. So to the extent there is racism on Wikipedia, that can be included within this article. There is no need for a separate article. Rreagan007 (talk) 01:15, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, Racism is NOT a subset of racial bias. They are independent things. HiLo48 (talk) 01:26, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That is not how 'racism' is used in the media or in academia. I do not know where you are getting this information. Desertambition (talk) 01:21, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose, I think the proposed title is a bit too harsh and narrow.--Ortizesp (talk) 01:08, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Why do reliable, English language sources frequently talk about 'Racism on Wikipedia' and not 'Racial Bias on Wikipedia'? Desertambition (talk) 01:10, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Laziness, sloppiness, clickbait, to push a narrative or agenda. There are all sorts of potential reasons one can think of. Rreagan007 (talk) 01:17, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain how the sources I linked are examples of laziness, sloppiness, clickbait, and an attempt to push a narrative or agenda. You have not done so. Desertambition (talk) 01:21, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose per WP:PRECISE. "Racism" and "racial bias" are not interchangeable terms. According to our article on racism, "Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another.". That's not primarily what this article is about. Using the term "racism" in the title of this article would be less accurate and potentially misleading or confusing to readers Rreagan007 (talk) 01:07, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Do you support the creation of a Racism on Wikipedia article? If it is a different topic entirely then it should have its own article. Desertambition (talk) 01:19, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's unnecessary. Actual racism on Wikipedia can be included within this article, as racism is a subset of racial bias. Rreagan007 (talk) 02:30, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Again, where are you getting this information? It contradicts most reputable sources I can find. Including the sources I have linked. Desertambition (talk) 02:36, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment @Desertambition: I took a look at your two linked examples of the word "racism" used in preference to "racial bias" when discussing the situation on Wikipedia. In the first, the WIRED article, the word "racism" is only in the title, not in the article itself, which uses the word "bias". (From what I know of the publishing industry, article titles are often chosen by editors, not by writers, for what it's worth.) For the second, the panel discussion video, "racial and gender bias" appears in the description, and both "racism" and "bias" appear in the transcript. So I'm not convinced from these examples that this article should be moved, but if you have other examples published in reliable sources I'm willing to look at those as well. Funcrunch (talk) 03:01, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  @Funcrunch: Indeed, per WP:RSHEADLINE, headlines are not reliable, because they "are written to grab readers' attention quickly and briefly; they may be overstated or lack context, and sometimes contain exaggerations or sensationalized claims with the intention of attracting readers to an otherwise reliable article." —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 16:01, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose this article describes the bias in coverage rather than its coverage of racism or acts or racism in general or acts on Wikipedia. Crouch, Swale (talk) 11:53, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose "Bias" is an objective, demonstrable fact. "Sexism" is an imputed motive for that fact that cannot be objectively demonstrated. Laurel Lodged (talk) 18:07, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral The new title is more conscience, but the opposers listed problems with it. 209.201.121.4 (talk) 14:38, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]