Wikipedia: The online encyclopedia's 'code of conduct' wants to suppress conservative voices from the platform

Earlier this year, a Polish Wikipedia editor, known as BZPN, was kicked off the platform after being accused of religious discrimination and opposition to LGBT ideology, highlighting ongoing tensions surrounding Wikipedia's Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C), the platform's alleged leftist bias and freedom of expression.

Some critics, including editors of the online encyclopedia itself, have argued that the enforcement of this code favors progressive narratives and censors Christian and conservative views on the platform.

Discord censorship

According to a Breitbart report, BZPN published in June a case request to the U4C regarding his expulsion from the Wikimedia Community Discord group.

The editor's request included a transcript of a conversation he had with others after asking whether a vote had been taken to allow the use of an LGBT flag as the group's logo during Pride month. To the question, a moderator responded that no vote had been held nor would one be.

After someone pointed out that the Polish editor's Discord profile included a Bible verse and other messages opposing LGBT ideology, another moderator removed him by stating that the group was "an inclusive space" and that behavior that "causes others to feel unwelcome" was not tolerated.

According to Breitbart, BZPN stated that others in the same group had "posted mocking comments and memes, including references to LGBT militias (TQILA, IRPGF), anti-Christian sarcasm, and laughing emojis."

According to BZPN, he never received any warnings before being banned from the online community nor was he informed of any rule violations on his profile. Also, the Polish editor alleged that the actions he suffered violated Wikipedia's code of conduct.

He claimed he was "mocked and publicly attacked for my religious expression" and "treated differently solely because I expressed a Christian viewpoint, which was equated with hate without any justification," BZPN stated.

Likewise, the editor alleged that moderators abused their power and acted without civility, while supporters of Wikipedia's code of conduct claim to be guarantors of all inclusivity.

Content deletion

The controversy escalated when U4C members proposed deleting Wikipedia's "userboxes" and an essay created by BZPN that expressed their opposition to LGBT ideology on religious, legal and moral grounds. Committee member "Dbeef," who uses the pronouns they/them and whose profile included a "trans rights" image, argued that BZPN's content was "dehumanizing" and violated the code of conduct.

Another editor, Joyce Fisher (SilviaAsh), cited the Wikipedia essay "No Queerphobia" and the "Paradox of Tolerance" to justify deletion, despite her controversial social media posts celebrating violence.

Fisher's Bluesky account, linked from his Wikipedia profile page, includes comments rejoicing in the murder of Charlie Kirk. Despite this, BZPN's userbox was eventually removed.

Return and final ban

BZPN returned to English Wikipedia in October 2025, editing the "heterophobia" section of the homophobia article with academic sources and removing a questionable quote from a decades-old conference workshop. Administrator Black Kite restored the quote, sparking a dispute. Despite BZPN's attempts to discuss the matter, Black Kite warned him of a possible block for violating Wikipedia's edit-reversion policy, while failing to address BZPN's concerns about the reliability of the source.

BZPN's complaint about Black Kite's actions on an administrator bulletin board backfired. According to Breitbart, transgender administrator Tamzin Hadasa Kelly banned BZPN from editing topics related to the "anti-LGBTQ sentiment," citing his "history of disruptive on-wiki activism on this topic" and referencing the U4C case.

The ban was confirmed by other administrators, including transgender administrator Isabelle Belato, with some citing BZPN's past behavior as justification. As reported by Breitbart, editor Simon McNeil (Simonm223) pushed for a total ban from English Wikipedia, accusing BZPN of promoting homophobic views. The discussion concluded with a "boomerang" ban, a term for when a whistleblower becomes the target of law enforcement.