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# State of Wikipedia report for August 2023
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/state-of-wikipedia-report-for-august-2023/
- Published: 2023-08-15T20:55:30.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-15T20:55:30.000Z
- Author: Guest Columnist
- Tags: Insights, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:53

**By Josh Greene, CEO, The Mather Group**

**This month’s Wikipedia Chaos Index score is 66** – the same as last month’s, but for very different reasons.

**Though we saw a decline in new page submissions and wait times**, there was a noticeable increase in page deletion activities – both nominations and actual deletions.

**For the first time since September 2022**, overall month-to-month editing activity increased on Wikipedia.

As the backbone of knowledge in the digital world, Wikipedia often finds itself at odds with many different industries and disciplines – including, of course, the many local, regional, national, and global political systems existing in 2023.

In the last month alone, Wikipedia has found a Wisconsin Supreme Court judge trying to [whitewash her own page](https://themathergroupllc.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cce5036f6d4489228908d14c2&id=e23082ba12&e=d91dcf4f26&ref=capitolcommunicator.com), [responded to a letter](https://themathergroupllc.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cce5036f6d4489228908d14c2&id=251b6213c9&e=d91dcf4f26&ref=capitolcommunicator.com) sent by Durham, Indiana, city attorney trying to publicly identify users editing local politician pages, and was [fined by the Russian government](https://themathergroupllc.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cce5036f6d4489228908d14c2&id=8c63a065cb&e=d91dcf4f26&ref=capitolcommunicator.com) for its refusal to delete specific Ukraine-related content from its platform.

This, of course, all occurring while the existential war on the [Barbenheimer Talk page](https://themathergroupllc.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cce5036f6d4489228908d14c2&id=d94958f680&e=d91dcf4f26&ref=capitolcommunicator.com) raged on – a prescient reminder that Wikipedia, even in an age of misinformation and AI-generated content, remains at both the forefront of culture, and as the foundation for the global pursuit of free speech and shared knowledge.

For more information, contact **Josh Greene** at [josh@themathergroupllc.com](mailto:josh@themathergroupllc.com)

(NOTE: The Chaos Index is a proprietary metric of [The Mather Group](https://themathergroupllc.com/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) for measuring turbulence throughout Wikipedia and tracking the community’s current sentiment towards corporate-related pages. The index measures community actions such as editing frequency, content deletion, message board posts, and many other activities that contribute to unstable corporate page environments.)