Wikipedia blocks 'disruptive' page edits from US Congress

[KC]

Now if only the rest of us could find a way to block them. Anyway, I thought this was amusing.


Wikipedia administrators have imposed a ban on page edits from computers at the US House of Representatives, following "persistent disruptive editing".

The 10-day block comes after anonymous changes were made to entries on politicians and businesses, as well as events like the Kennedy assassination.

The biography of former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld was edited to say that he was an "alien lizard".
One staffer said they were being banned for the "actions of two or three".

Edits from computers using the IP address belonging to the House of Representatives have been banned before, following similar acts of vandalism.


http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28481876

[momsapplepie]

gee, I wonder which party could be doing that? Things that make you want to go HMMMM....

[KC]

gee, I wonder which party could be doing that? Things that make you want to go HMMMM....

Most likely Congressional Staff, but the fact that they wrote that Rumsfeld is an "alien lizard who eats Mexican babies"' means they were probably Democrats.

[sachem]

lol........

[Cigar]

Network Sniffers help :laugh:

[Cthulhu]

Most likely Congressional Staff, but the fact that they wrote that Rumsfeld is an "alien lizard who eats Mexican babies"' means they were probably Democrats.

That is probably close to the truth.

[Green Arrow]

gee, I wonder which party could be doing that? Things that make you want to go HMMMM....

It has been done by both sides.

[PolWatch]

oh no! How can you say such a thing? We all know the _________ (insert party of choice) NEVER participates in dirty tricks. Things like this never happened before GWB/BHO (pick one) was elected. This country has never been the same!

[sachem]

oh no! How can you say such a thing? We all know the _________ (insert party of choice) NEVER participates in dirty tricks. Things like this never happened before GWB/BHO (pick one) was elected. This country has never been the same!It never was the same.

[Private Pickle]

It has been done by both sides.

Oh well then it's all good...

[donttread]

Now if only the rest of us could find a way to block them. Anyway, I thought this was amusing.



http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28481876

Rumsfeld an alien lizard? That's ridiculous! Cheny and H. Clinton, now there are a couple of alien lizards!

[Green Arrow]

Oh well then it's all good...

*shrug* I disagree, I don't think it's good at all, but whatever.

[Mainecoons]

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/9/97325/1721506-aliens_3.jpg

[Mini Me]

Most likely Congressional Staff, but the fact that they wrote that Rumsfeld is an "alien lizard who eats Mexican babies"' means they were probably Democrats.

But its true!

Haven't you seen the scales on Rummy's neck? Bush has them too, and Cheney!

An alien lizard can never change his scales!

David Icke is right!

And Mexican babies taste better with cilantro!:stirthepot:

[Mini Me]

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/9/97325/1721506-aliens_3.jpg

That looks like an image from the heavy metal band, Tool!

Creepy!

[PolWatch]

nope...its my ex-mother in law