Bryan Henderson
Bryan Henderson is an American Wikipedia editor. He is known for changing "comprised of" on the English Wikipedia. On Wikipedia, his user name is "Giraffedata". In February 2015, his edits for changing "comprised of" became national news in the US. Most media coverage liked his edits as a "unique effort for correctness",[1][2][3][4] while others criticized it as being wrong.[5][6][7] By August 2010, Henderson removed all – around 18,000 – occurrences of the term. He continues to monitor new content for instances of "comprised of" and removes them, except when occurring within a quotation. As per Wikipedia logs, he has made over 47,000 edits to the English Wikipedia.[8]
Bryan Henderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Giraffedata (Wikipedia username) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Software engineer |
His brother is Robin Henderson. He is older than Bryan. Robin also edits Wikipedia. He changes instances of "based around". He usually changes them to "based on".[9]
References
- ↑ Simon Kelner (5 February 2015). He might be a pedantic oddity, but Wikipedia's grammar crusader is my modern-day hero. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/he-might-be-a-pedantic-oddity-but-wikipedias-grammar-crusader-is-my-modernday-hero-10026420.html. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Sean Buckley (4 February 2015). "Man's Wikipedia edits mostly consist of deleting 'comprised of'". Gizmodo. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Rob Price (4 February 2015). Wikipedia editor has made 47,000 edits manually to correct one simple mistake. Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/wikipedia-comprised-of-bryan-henderson-wikignome-2015-2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Christopher Howse (5 February 2015). Pedants of the world, we salute you. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/11394066/Pedants-of-the-world-we-salute-you.html. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Mark Liberman, "Can 50,000 Wikipedia edits be wrong?", Language Log, 8 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ David Shariatmadari (5 February 2015). Why Wikipedia's grammar vigilante is wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/05/why-wikipedias-grammar-vigilante-is-wrong. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ Matthew Yglesias (10 February 2015). This guy edited 50,000 Wikipedia articles to fix a grammar error that's not even an error. http://www.vox.com/2015/2/10/8013509/comprise-vs-compose. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ Adam Lusher (4 February 2015). Wikipedia editor has made some 47,000 corrections to online database. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/wikipedia-editor-has-made-some-47000-corrections-to-online-database-10024355.html.
- ↑ "Man's Wikipedia crusade turns him into grammar hero". CBS News. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
Further reading
- Andrew McMillen (3 February 2015). "One Man's Quest to Rid Wikipedia of Exactly One Grammatical Mistake". Medium.
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