Is Wikipedia Being Politically Manipulated?

SPEED · 02-28-2007, 04:50 AM

This morning I noticed that we had someone using a governent IP address looking at the site. After a little Google reaserch I found some interesting stuff.....

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1. Everyone who works at a US embassy or consulate abroad reaches the Internet through their intranet which then, in turn, reaches the Internet as either sherman.state.gov or clayton.state.gov
2. Wiki edits made by sherman.state.gov users (IP 169.253.4.21)
3. Wiki edits made by clayton.state.gov users (IP 169.252.4.21) <--This one

Is Wikipedia being politically manipulated? « Antwerp Calling

speedextreme16 · 02-28-2007, 06:41 AM

Interesting.

spewmonkey · 02-28-2007, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by speedextreme16

Interesting.

+1001, but maybe our boys and girls (soldiers) in Iraq have to log on through the same system / I.P.

I know when I call our peeps (contractors) in Iraq I have to go through the embassy exchange.

SPEED · 02-28-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by spewmonkey

+1001, but maybe our boys and girls (soldiers) in Iraq have to log on through the same system / I.P.

I know when I call our peeps (contractors) in Iraq I have to go through the embassy exchange.

Probably the cae then since the person was looking at a Kawasaki jacket that's for sale.

Dissident · 02-28-2007, 12:34 PM

Congress caught making false entries in Wikipedia | News.blog | CNET News.com

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Then the trusty editors at Wikipedia got together and compiled a list of over 1,000 edits made by Internet addresses allocated to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The IP address subsequently was blocked and unblocked.

An extensive analysis reveals how juvenile official Washington secretly is, behind the mind-numbingly serious talk of public policy.

One edit listed White House press secretary Scott McClellan under the entry for "douche." Another said of Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma) that: "Coburn was voted the most annoying Senator by his peers in Congress. This was due to Senator Coburn being a huge douche-bag."

Here are some slashdot discussions on it:
Slashdot | Congress Made Wikipedia Changes
Slashdot | Wikipedia Entries 'Cleaned' By Political Staffers

JakeR1 · 02-28-2007, 12:54 PM

*puts on tin-foil hat*

lovinmyf4i · 02-28-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JakeR1

*puts on tin-foil hat*

gavilan · 02-28-2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JakeR1

*puts on tin-foil hat*

Hey, more so now that I see Speed's got us all checked out.. who goes in, who goes out, from where, at what time, for how long...
I guess it was kind of obvious, being the owner and admin and all that, but I hadn't thought about it like that... For some reason I feel... exposed....

lovinmyf4i · 02-28-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gavilan

Hey, more so now that I see Speed's got us all checked out.. who goes in, who goes out, from where, at what time, for how long...
I guess it was kind of obvious, being the owner and admin and all that, but I hadn't thought about it like that... For some reason I feel... exposed....

I'd start getting worried once he starts knowing what you're wearing.

SPEED · 02-28-2007, 04:26 PM

I try to keep a good eye on the place. Many people would love to fleece the flock here. Been tracking down spammers & trying to keep them off the board so they do not become a big problem.

I won't sell your info unless there's big $ involved......

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