Who's Editing Wikipedia ?

[nivi]

A new wiki feature reveals IP's of people who edit it, someone decided to compare this to a list of known orginazations and came with this:

http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/


Al-Jazeera edit on the Israel entry wrote:

Israel is only created in 1948 after the Jews fled from the hands of Hitler. The Jews did to the indiginous people of Palestine what Hitler had done to them. Jews were the first people to stsrt the terorist attacks in the reagion. they have stolen the land of the Palestinians. Jews believe that they are chosen by God and that they are better than other people.

Everyone gets to bash thier most hated opponets!

Let the mudslinging begin!

 

[Gilder]

Your link doesn't work.

 

[Japanrocks12]

just about to say that. funny that al-jazeera would choose wiki to smear their opponents

 

[Godwynn]

Al Jazeera apparently sucks at spelling as well.

 

[nivi]

The site has been expirencing high traffic since it made it way around the blogs, hopefully will be back soon.

The site is pure gold, not only politics, but also companies and others that are changing stuff.

 

[The Yankee]

Al Jazeera apparently sucks at spelling as well.

Their fact-checking bureau was on vacation that year.

 

[Gilder]

Ah, now it works. Interesting stuff on there, Wal-Mart seemed to be trying to make itself look better.

Fox News also tried to edit part of the Clinton interview section on the Mike Wallace page to make Wallace come out on top.

The Church of Scientology also seems intent on making itself look better.

 

[The Yankee]

I don't blame them one bit for that. Since many use Wikipedia as the be-all, end-all authoritative matter, using its system to improve their own images would seem to be a very low-cost investment.

 

[Masquerouge]

Ah, now it works. Interesting stuff on there, Wal-Mart seemed to be trying to make itself look better.

Fox News also tried to edit part of the Clinton interview section on the Mike Wallace page to make Wallace come out on top.

The Church of Scientology also seems intent on making itself look better.

I still can't connect to the site, but it looks like this is the best thing to happen to Wikipedia since it was created.

 

[Gilder]

It's moreso advertisement then anything really.

 

[Jamesds]

The moral of the story: don't trust Wikipedia

Well, at least don't bet your copy of Beyond the Sword on the validity of the information held there...

 

[Bamspeedy]

I still can't connect to the site, but it looks like this is the best thing to happen to Wikipedia since it was created.

Until someone submits your IP as being connected to some organization.

I doubt the accuracy of this. Why is Wal-mart editing Spongebob SquarePants, ASDA, list of Capcom games, list of Comedy horror films, etc?

 

[Gilder]

Workers spending time they shouldn't on the internet.

 

[The Yankee]

Workers spending time they shouldn't on the internet.

Unless they were told to do so. Political campaigns have these kinds of operations all the time.

 

[Evie]

Yeah, but then again - it's not always so.

FE, the Al-Jazeera edit, given the poor quality of the changes, I would suspect a lone employee or group of them rather than a decision from Al-Jazeera management.

Not because I somehow think Al Jazeera are good guys, or pro-Israel (hah!), but because I see nothing for them as a corporation to gain in covertly sabotaging tangentially relevant articles on wikipedia.

 

[Masquerouge]

Not because I somehow think Al Jazeera are good guys, or pro-Israel (hah!), but because I see nothing for them as a corporation to gain in covertly sabotaging tangentially relevant articles on wikipedia.

Especially in so poor a manner...

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

I have a lot of free time at work, so I spend a lot of time making minor edits to Wikipedia. One of the things I see are articles that are blatantly written as advertising - usually, the username of the only editor who has written anything is the same as the company. I usually make sure they get deleted.

 

[Gilder]

Unless they were told to do so. Political campaigns have these kinds of operations all the time.

But list of Capcom games? The 2002 Academy awards? More like a loner fixing an article than a political agenda by the Republican party.

For a political operation, see the Scientologist entry.

 

[The Yankee]

But list of Capcom games? The 2002 Academy awards? More like a loner fixing an article than a political agenda by the Republican party.

For a political operation, see the Scientologist entry.

Well, then it's either bored workers or a supported campaign for whatever reason.

Happens all the time elsewhere, especially on local political blogs. I'd be more shocked if Wikipedia wasn't a front.

 

[Evie]

The International Republican Institute (heavy editing and reversion to their older version by the IRI themselves, and the Republican party), article is another pretty clear case of political operation. (I'm sure the Democrats have them too, never fear).

Amusingly enough, the thing that both republicans and IRI are most dead set on reverting is the part that say "loosely affiliated with the republican party".

This, on the other hand, despite being a Republican party edit, likely is NOT politically motivated (Half-Blood Prince well-known spoiler ahead, for those who managed to not read the book and avoid the spoiler to date. All one of you.) : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_Potter&oldid=19338858