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Wikipedia Semi-Protection Begins

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the better-than-none dept.

seanvaandering writes "Admins began applying their recently announced 'Wikipedia semi-protection' feature this week. The first articles to be semi-protected were George W. Bush, Hitler, and Jesus Christ, barring the newest 1% of all users and anonymous visitors from modifying the article (apparently Satan didn't make the cut). Does this mark the end of the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit?"

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  1. There's some sort of joke.... by reality-bytes · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure theres a joke there when you lump George W. Bush, Hitler and Jesus together...

    ...but I'm not going to crack it because there are 2 kinds of zealots out there waiting to lynch me for it.

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    1. Re:There's some sort of joke.... by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · · Score: 3, Funny

      George W. Bush, Hitler, and Jesus walk into a bar. Jesus says, "What shalt thou have?". Bush says, "I don't drink alcohol anymore. Diet Coke for me.", Hitler says, "I never drank alcohol, orange juice for me.", and Jesus says, "No, I don't think they are.".

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    2. Re:There's some sort of joke.... by Kaenneth · · Score: 4, Funny

      hmmmm, let me try...

      Dubyah and Hitler are at the pearly gates on judgement day, with Jesus conducting a group admissions interview. One of them says "I did my best to do the will of God, conducting war against your enemies, securing my homeland, and campaigning against the godless.", the other says "But he's Hitler!"

    3. Re:There's some sort of joke.... by i_should_be_working · · Score: 3, Funny

      So Dubya and Hitler are stranded on a desserted island. Up onto the shore comes a lamp. One of those magic lamps. Dubya picks it up and rubs it. Whoosh! Out comes Jesus.

      Jesus sez: "I will grant you each one wish"
      Hitler: Me first! I wish that the neo-nazis of Germany rise up, take over the country and then invade America!
      Jesus: Your wish is granted. Your turn Dubya.

      But Dubya is stunned by the apparent granting of Hitler's outrageous wish and exclaims loudly: "Because of him Germany gets to take over my country? Jesus H. Christ, fuck that nazi!!"

    4. Re:There's some sort of joke.... by mrbooze · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just in case someone else hasn't already done this...

      From Bill Maher:

      New Rule: George Bush isn't Hitler.

      In the contest sponsored by MoveOn.org, two entries compared Bush to Hitler, ignoring the first rule for being taken seriously by grown-ups, which is don't call everyone you don't like, Hitler.

      Bush is not Hitler. For one thing, Hitler was a decorated frontline combat veteran. Also, in the election that brought him to power in 1933, Hitler got more votes than the other candidate. And Hitler had a mustache.

      So let's all take a rest from playing the Hitler card. Unless we're talking about Saddam Hussein. Now, that guy was Hitler.

  2. He-man by DarkHelmet · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't believe He Man didn't make the cut after the Penny Arcade comic about wikipedia.

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  3. Sweet, sweet irony by Gregory+Rider · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is post is a near word-for-word copy of my entry on Digg. The irony is that I originally submitted the story to Slashdot first, and they rejected it!

  4. Message by StaticFish · · Score: 4, Funny

    This wikipedia-related article is a stub. You can improve Slashdot by deleting it.

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  5. Re:Siegenthaler by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Isn't that the guy who assasinated Kennedy?

  6. Re:Too Hard Basket by rhkaloge · · Score: 2, Funny

    Idealism seems to trump pragmatism in the wikimedia world.

    Let's see, a web site dedicated to amassing all of the worlds knowledge in a single source is acting Idealistic. DUH!