[WikiEN-l] Vandalism and Conservapedia

[Ray Saintonge]

Guettarda wrote:

>I am curious about the practicality of trying to prosecute someone for
>vandalism of a wiki. Andrew Schlafly seems to think it's possible, given the
>warning on the Conservapedia main page.
>
>"Conservapedia claims that posting obscene material or vandalizing the site
>is illegal, and could result in a jail sentence of ten years. It makes these
>claims on the basis of Title 18 of the United States Code, specifically 18
>USC § 1470 (with respect to obscenity) and 18 USC § 1030 (with respect to
>vandalism)."
>
>(From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservapedia)
>
>How would the courts look at vandalism when you have given someone the
>ability to edit the site?  Unlike Wikipedia, Conservapedia only allows
>logged-in editing.  Does that mean that we have a stronger case to complain
>about vandalism (since, literally, anyone can edit, so we aren't "approving"
>the vandals) or a weaker case (since, literally, anyone can edit)?
>
It would be great if they actually filed such a case.  If they do we 
should make a public show of support. :-)

Ec