I often read the suggestion
that people contribute to the world
by editing a Wikipedia post
in their field of expertise.
Yeah.
Good luck with that.
The Wikipedia posts on Romance Novels
are horrendous.
They were clearly written
by people who hate Romance.
They are so bad,
Romance writers and readers
started their own independent Wikis.
I tried editing one Wikipedia article
in my niche.
It didn’t matter how many sources
I stated or linked to,
every edit was deleted.
I’m a multi-USA Today Bestselling Author.
I’ve been published by huge New York Publishers.
I had expert sources.
I have written for newspapers.
I followed instructions,
linked to noteworthy sources.
Nothing I did was accepted.
Everything edit was overturned
by the Romance-hating gatekeepers.
I hear that about
a lot of Wikipedia articles,
especially those involving
female achievements.
If you try to add your expertise
to a Wikipedia article
and your input is deleted,
don’t take it personally.
It happens to many of us.
And please stop giving
that outdated advice
to people.