[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Legal obligation to report Wikipedia editor under UCMJ (Mike G weigh in?)

Versageek wiki at versageek.com
Thu Jan 3 01:27:01 UTC 2008


So, when did we give Jimsch62 access to Checkuser, so he could know that
the other editor was editing from a military computer? Seems to me that
absent evidence to prove where the editor is connecting from (eg: no proof
that any law is being broken) the only purpose of the threat would be to
harass & intimidate the other editor.

IMHO,
Versageek


Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 1:18:32 PM, Nathan wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Orangemarlin#Contacting_people.27s_employers_in_real_life

N> This is an interesting thread (one of a few on this subject, including
N> in the Jimsch62 (sp) RfAr) - two editors who are in the military/work
N> for the US government claim that it is their legal responsibility to
N> report to the USAF the use of a military PC to edit Wikipedia because
N> that is a violation of the UCMJ. I'm curious about whether that is
N> true, and if it is why we don't block .mil IPs from editing en masse.

N> Mike Godwin, do you have an opinion on this issue?

N> Nathan





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