[WikiEN-l] Journalist admits socking on Wikipedia

[Fred Bauder]

> David Gerard wrote:
>> Johann Hari admits he did it.
>>
>> http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-a-personal-apology-2354679.html
>>
>>
>> - d.
>
> I don't see socking here; he admits to using only one account, and he
> doesn't appear to have an account in his own name.
>
> I do see admissions of COI, POV edits, and BLP vandalism, all of which
> could
> be expected from a newbie editor and have almost certainly been rectified
> by
> now.
>
> He doesn't mention any sanctions for these edits, and they are so run of
> the
> mill that I can't even identify his username from any of the histories.
>
> Storm in a teacup?

You just need to spend hours going through the edits and it will
doubtless be obvious enough. That we never noticed him, or identified
him, is not particularly surprising.

I think he's pretty cool, examining his life.

Fred