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'''Guy''', or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:JzG User:JzG], (real name unknown) has replaced [[William M. Connolley]] as the most influential administrator at [[Wikipedia]].  Like Connolley, Guy is a fanatical defender of the [[anthropogenic global warming theory]] but his influence is broader than Connolley's. Guy controls the content of a wide range of Wikipedia articles on science and education. 
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'''Guy''', or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:JzG User:JzG], is an influential administrator at [[Wikipedia]]. A link from his Wikipedia talk page shows that his real name is [https://twitter.com/vGuyUK Guy Chapman].  Guy appears to have replaced [[William M. Connolley]] as the chief enforcer of Wikipedia's alleged [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view neutral point of view].  Many conservatives regard Wikipedia's "neutral point of view" as a liberal point of view, see [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia]].
  
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==Examples==
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Here are some articles controlled by Guy. This is not a complete list.
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Guy's dogmatic views on subjects including [[anthropogenic global warming]] and [[vaccination]] have led some Wikipedia editors to criticize him for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Advocacy advocacy]. On 1 April 2016 Guy proposed to ban editor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Conzar Conzar] from editing the article [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaxxed Vaxxed], whioh describes a film about the controversial work of Dr [[Andrew Wakefield]]. Conzar was simply trying to uphold a neutral point of view but he was banned from editing all articles on vaccination on 4 April 2016.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics Cryonics]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Graduate_School European Graduate School]
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==Transgressions==
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==Outside Wikipedia==
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Guy frequently breaks Wikipedia rules on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_content article ownership], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view neutral point of view] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks no personal attacks] but is never held to account.  He appears to enjoy complete immunity from the Wikipedia sanctions which he imposes on other editors for the same transgressions.  How Guy obtained this immunity is unclear.
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The website [http://www.skepticalaboutskeptics.org/investigating-skeptics/wikipedia-captured-by-skeptics/wikipedians-in-disrepute-guy-jzg/ Skeptical about skeptics] has an article about Guy.
  
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==Results==
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Under Guy's control, Wikipedia has ceased to be "the encyclopedia that anyone can edit".  It is now the encyclopedia that only people approved by Guy can edit.  A growing number of editors (both new and old)  is now leaving Wikipedia because it has become impossible for them to create and edit articles without censorship by Guy.
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Latest revision as of 01:18, February 11, 2019

Guy, or User:JzG, is an influential administrator at Wikipedia. A link from his Wikipedia talk page shows that his real name is Guy Chapman. Guy appears to have replaced William M. Connolley as the chief enforcer of Wikipedia's alleged neutral point of view. Many conservatives regard Wikipedia's "neutral point of view" as a liberal point of view, see Examples of Bias in Wikipedia.

Disputes

Guy's dogmatic views on subjects including anthropogenic global warming and vaccination have led some Wikipedia editors to criticize him for advocacy. On 1 April 2016 Guy proposed to ban editor Conzar from editing the article Vaxxed, whioh describes a film about the controversial work of Dr Andrew Wakefield. Conzar was simply trying to uphold a neutral point of view but he was banned from editing all articles on vaccination on 4 April 2016.

Outside Wikipedia

The website Skeptical about skeptics has an article about Guy.

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