17 After WhiteHouse Disputes Long Accepted Definition of Recession: Wikipedo obediently adds warnings about the "old" definition to their "recession" page and locks it from being edited (media.scored.co) posted 2 years ago by clemaneuverers 2 years ago by clemaneuverers +17 / -0 4 comments share 4 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Older versions of the page can be seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recession&oldid=954008074 Going back all the way to the very first article it was prominently defined as a fall in GNP for 2 successive quarters. 2003: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recession&oldid=755277 At some point that definition was moved down to the bottom of the 1st paragraph and labelled as a "UK definition", as it stands now. There have been almost 100 edits made to the page between 25th and 29th of July: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recession&offset=20220728142727%7C1100952636&action=history