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Congress Made Wikipedia Changes
Dr Occult writes "BBC news is reporting misuse of Wikipedia by politicians for 'polishing' their images. The article on President Bush has been altered so many times - not just from within Congress - that Wikipedia's volunteer monitors have had to block further 'editing'." From the article: "Wikipedia says the controversy raises questions about whether it is ethical for those with a vested interest in the subject to edit entries about it. It said the Congressional computer network has been blocked from editing for brief periods on a number of occasions in the last six months due to the inappropriate contributions."
Damn politicians! I blame society!
Of course.
Slashdot.
Ahhh, politicians. Can't live with them, can't legally hack them apart with a cleaver and create interesting patterns with segments of their intestines...
'Thats they exact same thing a banana wrench monkey.'
The popular Internert site slashdot.org has entered a time slipstream which deters the site from posting news less than 7 days old. CmdrTaco is quoted as saying "haha, that is the best depection of the Prophet that I've ever seen. Let's hope it doesn't cause a row !"
What is the past? It does not exist, in any physical sense. It is only what people remember, and what the records show. But memories are pliable, people are prone to forgetfulness and false recollection, and of course the records show what we want them to show.
Really, it's quite a simple system. You don't seem to understand. History is never rewritten, because once rewritten it always was that way - unless you believe, rather unscientifically, in a past world that somehow exists in 'reality', independent of the evidence in the present.
Perhaps you could use a little time in the Ministry of Love? They're very good at educating people to understand this kind of thing.
Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
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How do you tell the propaganda from the objective information?
Simple! Just use this handy checklist!
1.) Adjectives such as 'moderate', 'vocal', and 'punctual' are generally safe and objective. Adjectives such as 'mind-blowing', 'god-like', or 'sexilicious' probably deserve further research.
2.) Allegations of embezzlement or abuse of public trust are typically more credible than allegations of bestiality or autoerotic asphyxiation.
3.) You may safely ignore photographs which seem to depict interaction between the politician in question and any the following historical personas: Jesus, Mohammed, Abraham Lincoln, Hitler, or Charles Manson.
4.) Treat any debate over penis size with a healthy amount of skepticism.
It's not like the Politicians have anything to hide?
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
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At a guess that's the 5th time this appears on
Coz eternity my friend, is a long *ing time.
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$1000 OBO.
You're right, the politicians ARE doing a good job editing Wikipedia. I mean, it says it right there in WikiNews, the news source that anyone can edit...hey wait a minute!
Unfortunately, it also filters out voices of reason when it disagrees with both parties. There are a LOT of issues that the 2 parties agree on 99% of the time that are nevertheless wrong-headed and disagree with the opinions of most of their constituents. It means these issues are simply never discussed.
There is no difference between the two major political parties. They're both as stupid, evil, and greedy as the Republican Party.