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Wikipedia:Imminent death of Wikipedia predicted

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File: Nostradamus by Lemud.jpg's prediction of the imminent death of Wikipedia: A forest of words in glass enshrined, set upon by brass men and nameless foes; no leaf without speak of the people's arts. Knowledge of Eastern fighting beasts is unrivaled.]]

...film at 11.

It's often said that Wikipedia is dying. This is the latest in a long line of technological deaths. Earlier, the WikiWikiWeb died. Before that, Usenet died.{{cite web|url=http://catb.org/jargon/html/I/Imminent-Death-Of-The-Net-Predicted-.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618052234/http://catb.org/jargon/html/I/Imminent-Death-Of-The-Net-Predicted-.html|archive-date=2023-06-18|title=Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted}}

Reasons why Wikipedia is dying include and may not be limited to:

  • most of the major editors are leaving
  • most edits are now made by robots
  • article syntax is too complicated for readers and new editors
  • pop culture articles are longer than science or history articles
  • power-hungry administrators are warring against content creators so they can delete everything and rule a perfect, empty wiki [Is this right? -- Ed.]
  • the people with the most time to edit are also those with the most time and inclination to argue in perpetuity
  • the Great Space Wombat said it is dying
  • bias is going to destroy the entire neutral point of view we uphold so much
  • vandalism. No elaboration required
  • the WMF is more corrupt than governments
  • discussion here is more toxic than on Twitter
  • nobody is donating (why else do they keep asking for money?)
  • people will stop visiting the main site and just get blurbs from search engines or chatbots instead{{Cite web |last=Gertner |first=Jon |date=2023-07-18 |title=Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/magazine/wikipedia-ai-chatgpt.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720102636/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/magazine/wikipedia-ai-chatgpt.html |archive-date=2023-07-20 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=New York Times}}
  • Wikipedia has been dying since at least 100 years ago.
  • there is going to be a PR disaster at Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a reliable source
  • there is a greater risk of an article about Wikipedia:Why is BFDI not on Wikipedia?
  • loss of traffic as users flock to Uncyclopedia

  • Insert additional reasons here