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| New online tool unmasks Wikipedia edits | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 15 2007, 04:31 PM (177 Views) | |
| 24thcenstfan | Aug 15 2007, 04:31 PM Post #1 |
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New online tool unmasks Wikipedia edits
Wow, that is definitely revealing. I'm glad I have never edited a Wiki entry. I hope this prompts people to stop the malicious activity. Otherwise, their name could become public knowledge. Heck, this is pretty much incentive to not edit at all. Who would want their IP and name on a public list?
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| TribbleMom | Aug 18 2007, 11:52 PM Post #2 |
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I'm thinking that someone would have to have a lot of chutzpah to believe they're qualified to edit an encyclopedic entry anyway. Maybe folks like that wouldn't care if their IP address was advertised. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Aug 19 2007, 01:32 PM Post #3 |
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I agree. Besides that, I am surprised these individuals would use permanant addresses or well known agencies to carryout this activity. The activity I am referring to is for example a poltical rival altering his or her opponent’s profile information. I definitely think that takes a lot of nerve. Stuff like that always gets found out. I don't know why people bother. With the IP address advertising, that kind of thing should be made private by Wikipedia and unless court ordered shouldn't be revealed to the public. Unless they state up front that your name and IP are automatically for public consumption if you edit. Something tells me that is not their standard policy. If it is, then some of these editors really need to read the fine print. |
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