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The rewriting of political history via Wikipedia

Wikipedia Ripe for Political Dirty Tricks

         

balam

6:21 pm on Apr 28, 2006 (gmt 0)

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AP via Yahoo! News: Wikipedia Ripe for Political Dirty Tricks [news.yahoo.com]

Revisions made by Capitol Hill staffers became so frequent and disruptive earlier this year that Wikipedia temporarily blocked access to the site from some congressional Internet addresses. The pranks included bumping up the age of the Senate's oldest member, West Virginia's Robert Byrd, from 88 to 180, and giving crude names to other lawmakers.

What I like most about Wikipedia is that anyone can add to it. What I hate most about Wikipedia is that anyone can add to it...

Nybo

7:36 pm on Apr 28, 2006 (gmt 0)

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What I like most about Wikipedia is that anyone can add to it. What I hate most about Wikipedia is that anyone can add to it...

With those words you describe almost exactly my own attitude to the Internet in general ...

Rugles

9:13 pm on Apr 28, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Wikipedia has its problems, but man, I wish I thought of it.

I use it everyday, love the site.