[Foundation-l] Vandalize wikipedia day on facebook

[Jyothis E]

I would say that we should send a note in the local wiki mailing lists.
Atleast that can stay on people's mind *IF* that becomes a threat.

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On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Anthony <wikiagk at googlemail.com> wrote:

> >a friend of mine just pointed out this event on facebook, a vandalize
> wikipedia day
>
> The event only involves a couple of hundred individuals, so it's not
> really a big problem. If the event starts to take off (these kind of
> things can quickly go viral on facebook), then a post at the
> administrators' noticeboard on any affected projects (enwiki will
> probably be the only one, I imagine) would be a sensible next step.
> The event recommends "chang[ing] a random page to something stupid for
> fun". That kind of vandalism is historically the type that we've been
> best at catching, which is a plus.
>
> >I'm not sure if WMF is aware, or if there is the possibility to close the
> page
>
> As above, there are far bigger fish to fry. But it's worth keeping an
> eye on the event page in case its exposure grows.
>
> Well-spotted, Cruccone.
>
> AGK
>
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