Wikipedia editors gut mech interp article, citing preprints and blog posts as unusable
Sauers_ · x · 2026-10-22
A screenshot of the edit history of a mech interp-related Wikipedia article shows an editor systematically slashing it on August 14, 2025 — one edit alone removed 3,303 bytes.
Deletion rationales all cite sourcing: arXiv preprints never peer-reviewed, forum posts, blog posts, podcast appearances, and "CEO bloviating" as not WP:DUE; "nascent" is just another way of saying "not yet suitable for an encyclopedia." The exchange reads as Wikipedia's community-level verdict on the evidentiary quality of the mech interp field.
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