Re: Is it okay to remove half of FlightGear wiki to make it easier to process by AI?
Rhys Ackerman <[email protected]>
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It looks to be the same person, just with multiple accounts. If you look on their user talk page, they link to each other. "Servo" links to a page on "Celesta" for info on what it's editing. On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 at 21:40, Alan Teeder <[email protected]> wrote: > There is another "user" called Celeste involved. Is there anything > about this on the Forum? > > On 08/08/2026 20:27, SP-NTX -FlightGear wrote: > > This matter was brought to my attention by jakkos98, and I think no > > one else noticed it yet. > > > > User named 'Servo' on FGWiki, as well as possible second account > > "Airplane Mode", edited HUNDREDS OF wiki articles, removing tables, > > data, authors, etc. > > Almost 200 000 bytes of data removed in less than 20 days claiming it > > is to make it easier for AI to read the data !? > > > > So for what reason does wiki exist, for people to share knowledge and > > keep it archived for future or to make it nicer for AI because someone > > said so? > > > > Since months we had problems with AI web crawlers literally ddos-ing > > the FGwiki and now people want to make it easier for them to do it? > > > > I have nothing against developing/getting knowledge WITH the usage of > > AI. AI is a tool like any other, it is okay, what is not okay, is > > removing data made by humans, for other humans, just because someone's > > AI' context window is limited. Jesus Christ. > > > > I contributed to FGwiki on many occasions and I find actions made by > > these users disgusting and disrespectful. > > > > As a side note, it's worth mentioning that the edits made by that user > > look like it is an automated script with some LLM doing the changes, > > so I would consider them as a POLLUTION to the real data created by > > users, a poison to the accuracy of data. > > > > As of 8th of August, almost every article has been modified by that > > script/person, which is a serious concern for me, as data on > > FlightGear Wiki can not be trusted as real, unaltered knowledge. > > > > I appeal to FGWiki moderation to revert the damage caused by that > > person/AI as soon as possible. > > > > Kind Regards, > > S, SP-NTX > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flightgear-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel