Post by auntym on Jul 27, 2014 15:19:21 GMT -6
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Wikipedia blocks Congress from editing
Jul 26th 2014
An IP address from a staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives has been temporarily blocked from making edits to Wikipedia articles after some of its changes were deemed disruptive.
The Twitter bot @congressedits was created earlier this month to track what changes were coming out of congress and, well, it found some pretty interesting edits coming from an IP address for House staff.
An anonymous user from the House edited the page for "moon landing conspiracy theories" to say the Cuban government was behind spreading rumors that 1969's moon landing was a hoax.
For Wikipedia's article on the Nevada Test and Training Range, a House staff computer included that: "In spite of allegations to the contrary, the claims that extraterrestrials are housed in this facility are completely unsubstantiated."
And they added this note to the bio on controversial radio host Alex Jones: "Following his appearances on Russia Today, there were allegations that he was a disinformation agent with ties to the Kremlin."
But the unknown user from within Congressional offices isn't just trying to stir up controversy or disprove the existence of aliens. He or she also made grammatical and organizational corrections on dozens of articles and added other more trivial information as well.
The editor wants you to know that Heritage Foundation fellow bob Darling was involved in "breeding rare long haired cats" while growing up.
It should be pointed out that the user could be anyone working within the House of Representatives - staff member or elected official.
When Mediaite published an article on the questionable edits, it speculated the culprit was a "an intern with questionable judgment" and asserted the editor was a man, which apparently he or she did not like.
WATCH VIDEO & CONTINUE READING: www.aol.com/article/2014/07/26/wikipedia-puts-congress-in-time-out-blocks-editing/20937447/?icid=maing-grid7
Wikipedia blocks Congress from editing
Jul 26th 2014
An IP address from a staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives has been temporarily blocked from making edits to Wikipedia articles after some of its changes were deemed disruptive.
The Twitter bot @congressedits was created earlier this month to track what changes were coming out of congress and, well, it found some pretty interesting edits coming from an IP address for House staff.
An anonymous user from the House edited the page for "moon landing conspiracy theories" to say the Cuban government was behind spreading rumors that 1969's moon landing was a hoax.
For Wikipedia's article on the Nevada Test and Training Range, a House staff computer included that: "In spite of allegations to the contrary, the claims that extraterrestrials are housed in this facility are completely unsubstantiated."
And they added this note to the bio on controversial radio host Alex Jones: "Following his appearances on Russia Today, there were allegations that he was a disinformation agent with ties to the Kremlin."
But the unknown user from within Congressional offices isn't just trying to stir up controversy or disprove the existence of aliens. He or she also made grammatical and organizational corrections on dozens of articles and added other more trivial information as well.
The editor wants you to know that Heritage Foundation fellow bob Darling was involved in "breeding rare long haired cats" while growing up.
It should be pointed out that the user could be anyone working within the House of Representatives - staff member or elected official.
When Mediaite published an article on the questionable edits, it speculated the culprit was a "an intern with questionable judgment" and asserted the editor was a man, which apparently he or she did not like.
WATCH VIDEO & CONTINUE READING: www.aol.com/article/2014/07/26/wikipedia-puts-congress-in-time-out-blocks-editing/20937447/?icid=maing-grid7