Wikipedia Blocks Suspicious Edits From DoJ

kylehase writes "The release of Wikiscanner last year brought much attention to white-washing of controversial pages on the community-generated encyclopedia. Apparently Wikipedia is very serious in fighting such behavior as they've temporarily blocked the US Department of Justice from editing pages for suspicious edits."

Comments

Should the DOJ and Gov't Edit Wikipedia?

[iamhigh]

Should the government have the right to even be on Wikipedia making edits? Isn't that similar to them controling any other media outlet?

Or does the 'openness' of wiki mean that the government is justified in making changes to whatever articles they want?

I personally don't want them even touching it, or influencing any media outlet.

Re:Should the DOJ and Gov't Edit Wikipedia?

[Telvin_3d]

The argument is only valid if you view 'the government' as a single faceless monolithic entity. I'll guarantee that 90% of edits coming from various government IP addresses are interns on their coffee breaks.