Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales made the extraordinary move Sunday to lock down the online encyclopedia’s English-language entry on the genocide in Gaza. Nobody can edit the text of the article, as disputes about its neutrality are resolved. And Wales seems to think that the deeply-sourced article—which contains hyperlinks to more information—isn’t neutral enough on the topic, calling it “particularly egregious.”

“I believe that Wikipedia is at its best when we can have reasonable discussion rooted in a commitment to write articles that reflect a neutral point of view. I believe that’s especially important on highly difficult or contentious topics,” Wales wrote in his announcement from the “ Talk ” page for the article “Gaza genocide.”

Wales went on to write that he was asked in a “hi

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