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Wikipedia Could Block 67 Million Verizon Customers
An anonymous reader writes "A particularly nasty Wikipedia vandal has forced a discussion to take place over whether to block edits from an address range used by over 67 million Verizon customers. Verizon has not responded to abusive Wikipedia users on their network before, even though the abusive Verizon users have released private information (phone numbers, etc.) of numerous individuals, and made countless threats that have also been reported to law enforcement. Wikipedia has done something similar in the past with users on the AOL network, which used proxy servers and thus allowed vandals to continue disrupting the site. Discussion is also taking place on alternate solutions to deal with abuse from this Verizon user, named 'Zsfgseg' on Wikipedia. If a block of millions is enacted, Verizon could potentially change how they assign IP addresses, or be forced at least to address a PR nightmare."
Here's the new Verizon Wikipedia page:
:: crickettes :: [1]
[1] Citation needed.
In the news tonight, police find a teenager dead in their basement. Law enforcement received a phone call from a neighbor that they heard a loud scream from the basement, followed by a crash. Police tried to contact the occupants from the doors, but an officer walking around the back looked into a window and saw a body laying on the floor.
Officers broke in to render emergency aid, and EMTs rushed the young man to the hospital, where he was declared dead upon arrival. But the cause of death has given everyone cause for concern.
"It was crazy," said Officer Pullayup. "He had this maniacal grin on his face and his garments below the waist were soaking wet with what appeared to be fluids of a sexual nature."
Further investigations revealed that the teen, known online as "Zsfgseg", had been "trolling" the website known as "Wikipedia" for months. In desperation to halt the abuse, Wikipedia was forced to ban the entire Verizon network, one of the country's largest ISPs. County coroner Dirk Slabber performed an autopsy.
"It looks like he orgasmed to death,"
Police have been unable to reach the parents, who neighbors say only show up once a week to throw food down the back steps of the basement.
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Look, the Catholic church teaches that man-on-man butt fucking is a sin. The result? Catholic fudge packers take a vow of celibacy and become preists. And then molest children.
The US Military, through Don't Ask Don't Tell, prevents faggots in uniform. The result? Meathead fudge packers work for the TSA. And then molest airline passengers. And children.
Thanks a lot, assholes.
This is the most calmly-punctuated 'Flamebait' I have ever seen.
"Now because of the infractions of recruit Zsfgseg, all 67 million Verizon users will have to run up Currahee ... three miles up, three miles down. All weekend Internet passes are hereby revoked."
Verizon user: "Lieutenant, permission to speak, sir."
Lieutenant: "Permission granted."
Verizon user: "Why can't I edit Wikipedia pages?"
Lieutenant: "Because one of youse 67 million recruits is a royal fucking dickhead. Any questions?"
Verizon user: "Why does Wikipedia hate us?"
Lieutenant: "Wikipedia doesn't hate us. They just hate you, Verizon user."
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
No laws are being broken.
I see. And you're an attorney, and you're familiar with all the jurisdictions involved. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that his activities are, in fact, illegal under U.S. law. Any lawyers in the crowd care to comment upon that?
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
59 comments and no-one has traced Zsfgseg yet?
In the good old days we'd have posted his ip address, phone number, physical address and his mother's maiden name by comment 20. Comment 32 would detail how his PC was cracked and display images of the nong via his webcam. By comment 50, his bank account would have been emptied, citizenship revoked, and 2,500 pizzas would be arriving at his door.
Do as you would be done to.
any judges want to deny it?
Seriously, stop it. You make Wikipedia sound way more fun than it really is.
-Zsfgseg
Only editing is blocked, not Wikipedia itself.
But... then how will they change the article to match their paper?
If brevity is the soul of wit, then how does one explain Twitter?
do you feel mad? do you feel that i'm mad?
OK, who gave ELIZA a Slashdot account?
I hope whatever troll defeated Wikipedia on the battlefield of internet trolling is enjoying a bottle of champagne and a blowjob tonight
And looks like you'll be giving it.
+1 - I agree!
are they a pop combo of female crickets?