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@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/2/07, Hello all wikipedian51@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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