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German Wikipedia Threatened w/ Injunction

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the common-problem-in-germany-i-bet dept.

TheEagleCD writes "Wikipedia.de, the German version of the popular Wikipedia Encyclopedia, is currently closed due to a German court order. A detailed account of the current controversy [en.wikipedia.org] is available, the short version is that the family of "Tron" (Boris Floricic) - a German hacker and phreaker - is trying to force Wikipedia.de from removing the family name from his entry." As I write this the site is back up, as is the tron entry that caused the whole mess. However it does appear that the entire domain was briefly shut down over one entry.

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  1. But why? by Life700MB · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    It was a great movie! Why would they not listed in the credits???

    ... Hacker? What do you... doh!


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  2. "force to" or "prevent from" ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cdmr Tocac,

    Remember how you wrote that you didn't care about grammar, even though foreigners replied that it was important, even to them ?

    Remember how one of them said that it was important because bad grammar meant a post could be stating the opposite of what was intended ?

    WTF is intended by this sentence ?:

        "is trying to force Wikipedia.de from removing the family name from his entry."

    Does this mean he wants them to remove his family name or he wants to stop them from removing it ?

      -> THE READER CANNOT TELL !

    Stop denying it's important, stop writing non-sensical shit and JUST %%&$ FIX IT !

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    And, mods, it's not off-topic if one is trying to clarify the bleedin' meanin' of a post.

  3. Re:Verschlüsselungstechnik by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    As the late and great Frank Zappa said:
    Don't fool yerself, girl
    It's goin' right up yer poop chute
  4. Re:Actually, by petermgreen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First, Wikipedia is under control of the Wikimedia Foundation [wikimedia.org] these days, not just Jimmy Wales
    i was under the impression that he had stacked the board by placing two members who were appointed by himself and had nothing else to do with wikipedia. (its a 5 member board iirc)

    in other words if he wants to force a descision though the wikimedia board he can.

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  5. Re:Actually, by Jamesday · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    He's also the employer of one of the other members of the board.