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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."
"A young man was continually posting offensive messages and generally being a little prick. The board's operator's tracked him down and spoke to his father, and I remember Ward Christensen commenting that "we know now where Mr. Scopes gets his evil ways." I don't remember how it turned out or what they did, but Mr. Scopes' posts abruptly stopped."
I find it disturbing that they actually tracked someone down merely for posting offensive content on the internet. I mean, really, how oversensitive do you have to be to go to that extreme? That's probably why they were targets in the first place.
"There are always children (or adults with childlike mentalities)"
"My hobby is better than yours!"
"The problem with the Internet is that it allows such people to cause a much greater degree of harm than, say, a teenager with a can of spraypaint, as similar as the mindset may be."
If someone seriously gets 'hurt' by reading a message on the internet that they find offensive (which is highly subjective), then they should not only stop using the internet altogether, but they should also constantly plug their ears when in the presence of others, as they may utter something that they find offensive. This isn't a problem with the internet, this is a problem with oversensitive, weak-minded fools.
Filthy, filthy copyrapists!
how many times can you say the same thing?
butthurt much?
So says the Anonymous Coward.