Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology
Wikipedia - the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit - have banned the Church of Scientology from changing entries on their site.
The ban, voted for last week by the Wikipedia arbitration committee, means that all computers owned by the freaky cult church will be blocked from editing.
Bosses say the move was brought in after it was discovered that the Church had been editing Scientology-related articles and removing or adding information to promote the Church's studies.
While some claim the move will prevent the group from misrepresenting themselves on Wikipedia, other say it just means other users won't see what a bunch of nutjobs they are. A statement on Wikipedia said: "All IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates, broadly interpreted, are to be blocked as if they were open proxies.
"Individual editors may request IP block exemption if they wish to contribute from the blocked IP addresses.
http://newslite.tv/2009/06/01/wikipedia-bans-church-of-scien.html
Wikipedia - the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit - have banned the Church of Scientology from changing entries on their site.
The ban, voted for last week by the Wikipedia arbitration committee, means that all computers owned by the freaky cult church will be blocked from editing.
Bosses say the move was brought in after it was discovered that the Church had been editing Scientology-related articles and removing or adding information to promote the Church's studies.
While some claim the move will prevent the group from misrepresenting themselves on Wikipedia, other say it just means other users won't see what a bunch of nutjobs they are. A statement on Wikipedia said: "All IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates, broadly interpreted, are to be blocked as if they were open proxies.
"Individual editors may request IP block exemption if they wish to contribute from the blocked IP addresses.
http://newslite.tv/2009/06/01/wikipedia-bans-church-of-scien.html