Then Jay, you should have no objection to sending some sort of proof of
this, such as proof of employment, to a Wikipedia staffer? And it wouldn't
hurt having the CheckUser ombudsperson review your uses of CheckUser to
ensure that you've never run a Check against a political opponent in an
Israel/Palestine article and perhaps having someone with Oversight access
check the Oversight logs for any improper behavior.
It's not that we don't believe you but since there IS an Israeli-government
paid and co-ordinated campaign to push a pro-Israel agenda on Wikipedia it
would be a sensible security precaution to do a background check on
Wikipedia's most prominent pro-Israel editor. Don't you think?
On 8/2/07, jayjg <jayjg99(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/2/07, Hello all <wikipedian51(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The point is there is a concerted effort by an
organization funded by
the
Israeli foreign ministry to manipulate
wikipedia.
Moreover, when Hasbara Fellowships asks people to "join the team" I read
it
as indicating not that a team of POV-pushers is
about to descend on
wikipedia but that they are already here and have been for some time.
Anyone even casually familiar with articles on Israel, the Palestinians
and
their conflict has seen concerted POV pushing and
edit warring by a
small
group of editors and it's completely logical
to assume that some of
these
editors are with Hasbara or some other pro-Israel
lobby group.
It's also quite logical to assume that a more skilled lobbyist trying to
manipulate and influence wikipedia would learn how to play the game and
rise
to a position such as Admin or higher and use his
or her position to his
employer's advantage.
The clear leader of the pro-Israel group of editors on Wikipeida is
Jayjg,
an admin who has been "reminded" or
"admonished" on several occasions
for
edit warring and an admin who recently got
another editor,
PalestineRemembered, banned based on a false accusation.
As a security precaution shouldn't we be asking Jayjg to state whether
or
not he is associated with Hasbara Fellowships,
AishHatora, AIPAC or any
other pro-Israel lobby group? Given his track record of edit warring
shouldn't someone review his use of Oversight and CheckUser to ensure he
hasn't used these features for political reasons? Should someone who has
been warned, "reminded" or admonished on several occasions for edit
warring
continue to hold these administrative positions
indefinitely without
review?
If it comes out that Jayjg is Hasbara Fellowship's "team leader" on
wikipedia or is associated in some way with an organized and funded
lobby it
will be yet another scandal of essjay like
proportions that will shake
confidence in Wikipedia. We should take preventative measures now rather
than look the other way and let the media uncover our skeletons for us.
Hi User:Shia1. I'm not sure how long you plan to keep flogging this
conspiracy theory; you've been trying to get someone to bite since
late June, I believe. For the record, I'm not associated with or paid
by any pro-Israel lobby group, including Hasbara fellowships.
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