[MERGED] Amending history?
15-08-2007, 22:37
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[MERGED] Amending history?
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Originally Posted by BBC News
An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries.
Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president.
It also purportedly shows that the Vatican has edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.
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16-08-2007, 10:00
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Re: Amending history?
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What Uncle Sam writing underhand things about not so friendly countries. That has got to be a lie they would never sink so low. The section under Presidents namely one JFK in bold print WE DID NOT SHOOT OUR PRESIDENT. 
On the other hand the Vatican has edited entries about Gerry Adams,,,what could they have changed /edited? And who was it?
The BBC would never do anything underhand would they? 
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16-08-2007, 10:22
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Re: Amending history?
The CIA are pretty convert though, I mean, this is genius:
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On the profile of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the tool indicates that a worker on the CIA network reportedly added the exclamation "Wahhhhhh!" before a section on the leader's plans for his presidency.
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No one could have spotted that little, sly, entry. Those clever people.
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16-08-2007, 12:18
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Wikipedia Tampering !
It had to happen company's , organisations, etc tampering with the Wikipedia ..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6947532.stm
sounds like "we dont like what you say so we will change it to make us look good"
people like the CIA, Vatican, etc 
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16-08-2007, 12:21
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Re: [MERGED] Amending history?
Sounds to me more like "if you post information on a site which anyone can edit, don't be surprise if it gets changed regularly".
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16-08-2007, 12:26
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Re: [MERGED] Amending history?
What a storm in a teacup.
All the past edits remain visible for reference, anyone can see what changes have been made. I don't believe the CIA is stupid enough to try to influence world opinion by editing Wikipedia.
Looks more like a bored employee on his lunchbreak to me.
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16-08-2007, 12:32
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Re: [MERGED] Amending history?
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What a storm in a teacup.
All the past edits remain visible for reference, anyone can see what changes have been made. I don't believe the CIA is stupid enough to try to influence world opinion by editing Wikipedia.
Looks more like a bored employee on his lunchbreak to me.
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Yup, But its much funnier to think that this was the CIA best minds at work on a plot to discredit Iran 
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