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Wikipedia vs Congressional Staffers [Update]

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the waiting-for-an-arbitrary-smackdown dept.

There has been quite a bit of recent reporting on the recent troubles between Wikipedia and certain Congressional staffers. In response, abdulzis mentions that "an RFC, Wikipedia's mediation method to deal with 'disharmonious users', has been opened to take action against US Congressional staffers who repeatedly blank content and engage in revert wars and slanderous or libelous behavior which violates Wikiepdia code. The IP ranges of US Congress have been currently blocked, but only for a week until the issue can be addressed more directly."

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  1. children by Tachikoma · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Congress acting like children?
    nothing new to see here folks
    move along

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    i don't care
  2. So, let's recap... by js92647 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    They have nothing better to do so they rely on having internet wars to change websites that critique themselves and their line of work?

    Honestly, how fucking old are these people? This is complete snafu (on a political level ;). Jimmy Wales should just admin-lock every page regarding the US Politics (Okay, maybe thats a bit too much) and tell them to piss off.

    I skimmed over the URL provided. What's the point of banning specific IP addresses when they can do it from their home computer?

    Time for some lockdown.
  3. And what they really mean: by Anonymous+Cowpat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Firstly, I would like to thank my staff for their thorough work of destroying all copies of the memo I sent out asking them to this. I would also like to congratulate them on their exemplary performance in carrying out my instructions to spread my campaign propaganda throughout the wikipedia with such totality, clarity and speed.
    There will be a token superficial investigation of the case after which we will conclude that it was infact a justified action to combat the ever-present terrorist threat. I will therefore shortly introduce new legislation outlawing all negative points of view of congresspeople (on the condition that they're from my party) as unpatriotic - this will be billed as an entirely appropriate reaction through careful manipulation of the wikipedia articles on 'terrorists' and '1984_(book)'.
    Now bow down, you snivelling peasants!

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