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Congress Made Wikipedia Changes

Posted by samzenpus on from the revisionist-history dept.

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."

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  1. How about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ask Slashdot?

  2. DUPE DUPE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dupity dupe. A search for "Wikipedia" on Slashdot revealed it to be the first article after this one.

    Wikipedia Entries 'Cleaned' By Political Staffers

    1. Re:DUPE DUPE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's a good thing you took the time to do a search when that article was the 2nd link in the "Related Stories" section under the summary...

  3. Shouldn't that be by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oompa-Loompa-Dupity-Dupe?

  4. Re:I had first post, but it was edited! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's all that Seigenthaler's fault, if he hadn't assasinated Kennedy none of this would be happening.

  5. How come no one has noticed... by g051051 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That this is a dupe?

  6. Re:Penny-Arcade by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Stop trolling and get a life man!

  7. Re:implement a mod system by didit · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can't wait for wikipedia to reach the quality of /. I'm sure wikipedia would no longer list "Slashdot dupe" as "Slashdot subculture" but rather as "Slashdot features".

  8. Re:I had first post, but it was edited! by qw(name) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I blame the moderators for posting this dupe.