I don't know what to do with this message, so I'm
forwarding it here. I expect someone else will be
better able to reply than me.
Thanks,
Chuck
--- Sydneysider <cwernerhoff(a)yahoo.com> schrieb: >
An: Chuck SMITH <msochuck(a)yahoo.com>
Betreff: Wikipedia e-mail
Von: Sydneysider <cwernerhoff(a)yahoo.com>
An: Chuck SMITH <msochuck(a)yahoo.com>
Datum: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:14:22 +0000 (UTC)
I am having trouble with my contributions to a
Wikipedia article. I have tried to keep my edits
intact, but several Administrators keep reverting it
to the preceding version. Then after a few efforts I
was blocked for alleged vandalism. (By Tannin, who
rather too conveniently, does not make his/her email
address available for a response.)
However, I have read through what the website says
about vandalism, and it is clear to me that my
material has been reverted, and I have finally been
blocked, for political reasons.
I am a History Ph.D. with an extensive knowldge of
American political history and a seasoned writer.
The information I attempted to include in this
particular entry may not please particular readers,
but it does deserve to be acknowledged. Moreover, I
was careful to write it in an objective manner. None
of the people who reverted the page have any
expertise in American political history and are
certainly not fit to judge the merit of the passages
I attempted to include.
That Administrators seems to have the power to
prevent particular revisions taking place - by
blocking using for alleged 'vandalism' (including
material they object to for political reasons) is
clearly in conflict with Wikikpedia 'open
publishing' principles and probably constitutes a
major flaw of the system. The removal of all
material that they object to for political reasons
leaves nothing but the bare bones (in this case) of
a biography, from which all important material has
been excised. I am sure the aim is not to produce
something that elementary.
Let me quote what it says on the relevant Wikipedia
page:
"Sysops can block and unblock IP addresses. This is
meant to be used solely to deal with persistent
vandalism. IP banning is not meant to be used
against unpopular opinions, non-persistent
vandalism, etc."
So what can be done when Administrators are clearly
acting for political reasons? (Or who should I
contact about this problem?)
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