Wikipedia is one of the treasures of the internet. A free website where humanity comes together to build the best encyclopedia in the world, with no ads, and not charging its users a penny.
In order to exist on Wikipedia the statements and claims in its entries have to be sourced from what is defined as “Reliable sources”.
“Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published sources, making sure that all majority and significant minority views that have appeared in those sources are covered. If no reliable sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it.”
In a nut shell, what are considered reliable sources by Wikipedia?
Peer-reviewed journals do not cover ufology.
Books from academic publishers do not cover ufology.
Major newspapers and media rarely cover ufology.
Even though there is definitive livestreamed video evidence on YouTube for the world to see showing a magnet falling in the direction of its North to South pole displays anomalous acceleration beating the control to the ground by [ENTER INCHES] which can be seen by everyone due to the striped reference scale in the background and advancing the video frame by frame to a frame when both objects are in front of the scale, the video is still considered a self-published source.
If what Wikipedia considers “Reliable sources” do not cover ufology then entries pertaining to ufology cannot exist in Wikipedia.
When ufology related entries do exist they face continuing pressure to be removed from individuals in groups such as Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW). And let’s not forget the CIA’s Operation Mockingbird which, ironically, according to Wikipedia:
"Operation Mockingbird is an alleged large-scale program of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that began in the early years of the Cold War and attempted to manipulate domestic American news media organizations for propaganda purposes."
I for one don’t think this program ever ended.
Changed names? Sure.
Changed shape to manipulate wherever Americans get their news? Definitely.
With Wikipedia dropping the ball on ufology it is this author’s opinion that a ufology related encyclopedia is needed for those interested in learning all about UAP and ufology.