Wikipedia Editors Party “Total Sausagefest”
According to several witnesses at the scene, the 3rd Annual Wikipedia Editors party held last Friday evening at Donohue’s Bar and Grill in Watertown, MA was a “total sausagefest” consisting almost entirely of male attendees. Event organizer Wendell Nincomepough confirmed that of the 376 guests at the party, approximately only 12 were female, many of whom were “kind of the homely type, if you know what I mean.” The event, which draws ardent volunteer Wikipedia editors from around the country, accurately reflects the demographic breakdown of Wikipedia editors online, according to comScore analyst Lief Bergenbacher. ”The people who actually take the time to edit Wikipedia are 572% more likely to be well-educated males in their mid thirties who still live with their parents,” said Bergenbacher. ”So it’s no surprise to us that a party of Wikipedia editors would be all dudes. I mean, what chick wants to be picked up by a guy who corrects her use of ‘euphemism.’”
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