[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Lobby takeover of wikimedia projects, particularly English wikipedia

[Brian McNeil]

This is blogosphere nonsense that there is a vast right-wing Jewish
conspiracy to slant Wikipedia.


Brian McNeil

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:foundation-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Chad
Sent: 06 May 2008 15:28
To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Lobby takeover of wikimedia
projects,particularly English wikipedia

Likewise, no clue what you're talking about.

-Chad

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com> wrote:
> Camera incident? Sorry, I don't follow.
>
>  Mark
>
>  2008/5/5 White Cat <wikipedia.kawaii.neko at gmail.com>:
>
>
> > Although it is a well known issue, this issue has finally made its way
to
>  >  spotlight with the ongoing CAMERA incident on English wikipedia... I
am sure
>  >  English wikipedia's arbcom will come up with a reasonable conclusion
and the
>  >  purpose of this email is not related to the CAMERA arbcom case
directly.
>  >
>  >  Due to the very nature of wikis they are very open to outside
interference
>  >  and manipulation. Although there had been many discussions on the
matter,
>  >  they never generated the intended level of brainstorming.
>  >
>  >  I am sure someone can provide a brief history of past external
manipulations
>  >  so I will avoid listing them on this email.
>  >
>  >  You may be under the false impression that large wikis such as
en.wikipedia
>  >  is invulnerable to such attacks, but this would be a fatal mistake.
English
>  >  wikipedia is probably the most vulnerable language edition of
wikipedia. If
>  >  a lobby group were to secure some 10 admin accounts they can
effectively
>  >  overwhelm any process we have on English Wikipedia.
>  >
>  >  So lets discuss possible solutions and precautions.
>  >
>  >  I recommend that foundation pass a ruling on the matter of lobby
takeovers.
>  >  Although it goes without saying along with NPOV, spelling it out has
>  >  benefits and no harm. This way we can more easily and promptly purge
them on
>  >  wikis that did not have a serious conversation on this matter enough
to come
>  >  up with a policy.
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