citogenesis

English

Etymology

From cite +‎ -o- +‎ -genesis, probably inspired by cytogenesis. Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2011 in his webcomic xkcd.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪt.əʊˈdʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
  • Homophone: cytogenesis

Noun

citogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (informal, Wikimedia jargon) A circular form of citation where various sources report each other.
    • 2018, David Coady, James Chase, editors, The Routledge Handbook of Applied Epistemology‎, Routledge, →ISBN:
      Relatedly, Wikipedia has been a locus of ‘citogenesis’: “the creation of ‘reliable’ sources through circular reporting” […] In citogenesis, information is added to Wikipedia, which is then picked up in media reports, which are in turn used as ‘independent’ sources to support the original information in Wikipedia.
    • 2020, Joseph Reagle, Jackie Koerner, editors, Wikipedia @ 20: Stories of an Incomplete Revolution, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 27:
      It was at this time that the first cases of “citogenesis”—circular and false reporting originating from Wikipedia—appeared.

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References
  1. Randall Munroe (2011 November 16) “Citogenesis”, in xkcd

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