| JREF Homepage | Swift Blog | Events Calendar | $1 Million Paranormal Challenge | The Amaz!ng Meeting | Useful Links | Support Us |
![]() |
|
|
|
|||||||
| Notices |
| Welcome to the JREF Forum, where we discuss skepticism, critical thinking, the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way. You are currently viewing the forum as a guest, which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you. Please consider registering so you can gain full use of the forum features and interact with other Members. Registration is simple, fast and free! Click here to register today. |
|
|
#1 |
|
Cold-hearted skeptic
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Melbourne, Austrylia
Posts: 1,985
|
The CIA on Wikipedia
I wonder how long until the nuts catch onto this one:
CIA and Labour Party 'edit' Wikipedia entries. |
|
__________________
"In the twenty years since the Chernobyl tragedy, the world's worst nuclear accident, there have been nearly [FILL IN ALARMIST AND ARMAGEDDONIST FACTOID HERE]" - Greenpeace press release.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Critical Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 498
|
a very interesting tool. Finding lots of interesting stuff, like NY Times ip's vandalizing Fox news and President Bush's page.
This is why I stopped editing wikipedia from work. There's a lot of crazies on there, and once they saw my ip, I almost got banned. |
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
~The Rascal~
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cologne
Posts: 17,369
|
Just as a side-remark since there is no thread yet:
Fox is doing the same and "optimizing"-Wiki entries... http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/14/212516/918 |
|
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Philosopher
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: the downunderverse
Posts: 7,114
|
And then there could be people who are clever enough to edit pages from a computer that can't be traced to their employer.
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Center of the universe
Posts: 7,954
|
I thought there was...maybe I read it here. Nope it was there 13 minutes before the OP...
http://z10.invisionfree.com/Loose_Ch...howtopic=13847 |
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
King of Svalbard
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bortenfor alle blåner
Posts: 4,492
|
|
|
__________________
Panama er landet eg drøymer om! |
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Graduate Poster
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,033
|
CIA edits Wikipedia!
That's right debunkers, no more using wikipedia as a source. The CIA edits it! It's been proved. It's admitted. It's all in the public record - look it up.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6947532.stm
Quote:
Quote:
That's it. Government shills really are all over the net spreading disinfo. And what exactly did the disinfo artists write in the article?
Quote:
That's it. 'Wahh'. Let's see which truthers decide to leave that part out... |
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Graduate Poster
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,033
|
Oh, what a wonderful place to move my post. Makes me look like an idiot for posting dramatic news in a thread that already has the news in it.
This thread belongs in CTs since its a heads-up to all CT debunkers about the next wave of excuses coming from the truthers. |
|
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Gentleman of leisure
Tagger
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Planet Earth
Posts: 17,172
|
wikipedia could complain to the CIA. The staff member could then be in serious trouble. I know I would be if I did something like that at work.
NB The CIA could be different to my organisation. |
|
__________________
dddffffpppqqqq Want to use your computer for something that will make society better? See this thread for details Folding@home |
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Illuminator
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,025
|
|
|
__________________
100% Cannuck! |
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Skepticifimisticalationist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Third in line
Posts: 14,878
|
Quote:
|
|
__________________
"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Illuminator
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,894
|
The Vatican got in on the act, too.
|
|
__________________
"I think Katana is as big of a perv as the rest of us." - Dragonrock "The rationality was there, and clear and concise. The condescention was hinted at and was like french onion dip on the perfect potato chip. Tasted like woo smackdown." - Fowlsound (aka Ducky, darnit) "Katana is one quick shut-yo-mouth!" - JonnyFive StopSylviaBrowne |
|
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Anti-homeopathy illuminati member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 26,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
#14 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
Something great about Wiki is that you can look at the edits. Interesting times. The CIA edited this page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan so you can actually see what they did, rather than take anybodies word for it. I like that. The edits on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad are interesting as well. You can see the mind of the editors at work, as they change things. Orwell would have loved this one. |
|
|
|
|
#15 |
|
Anti-homeopathy illuminati member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 26,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
#16 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
Hmmm ... I think there may be some misunderstanding about this issue. I mean here, on the JREF forums. Maybe the News stories didn't report the essential point of the story.
|
|
|
|
|
#17 |
|
Skepticifimisticalationist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Third in line
Posts: 14,878
|
What is that?
|
|
__________________
"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
#18 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
#19 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
Orwell would have loved that.
|
|
|
|
|
#20 |
|
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 22,782
|
Orwell would have said that an enclycopedia that anybody can edit is not worth much.
|
|
|
|
|
#21 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
If it isn't worth much, why bother to try and edit it? I think he would have loved to see Big Brother being logged, as he tried to edit the encyclopedia.
|
|
|
|
|
#22 |
|
Skepticifimisticalationist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Third in line
Posts: 14,878
|
I get it; anybody can edit Wikipedia, UNLESS you happen to work at a place like Microsoft or the CIA. Then your opinions and/or corrections are invalid.
|
|
__________________
"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
#23 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
The whole issue of who gets to decide what is "true", is a very old human issue.
|
|
|
|
|
#24 |
|
Anti-homeopathy illuminati member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 26,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
#25 |
|
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 22,782
|
Frankly,I think crackpots,ideologues,and fanantics editing articles concerning their area of obssesion is the real problem with Wikipedia.
Add people editing articles whose subject they know nothing about to that list. I remain a confirmed skeptic on the basic idea behind Wikipedia. |
|
|
|
|
#26 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
#27 |
|
Skepticifimisticalationist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Third in line
Posts: 14,878
|
Is this rule spelt out somewhere? It seems to make no sense to me, given that someone at or from the CIA might be a better expert on, say, the history of the organization, and should be welcome to fix errors.
Besides, some would argue that nearly any topic involving something outside of the US could be CIA related. What then? I don't see the harm; unless of course you think adding "Wahhhhh!" was some sort of policy decision. |
|
__________________
"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
#28 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
Vandalizing the public Encyclopedia isn't looked kindly upon, even by those who claim it is worthless and stuff. OK I'm sure some idiots think it is funny to vandalize stuff, but they are dumb.
|
|
|
|
|
#29 |
|
Skepticifimisticalationist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Third in line
Posts: 14,878
|
I suppose that's true enough; but it wasn't "The CIA" or "Microsoft" that was doing the vandalizing, it was some intern on a break (or etc).
|
|
__________________
"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
#30 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,136
|
I wonder if the CIA knows who did it?
|
|
|
|
|
#31 |
|
Anti-homeopathy illuminati member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 26,557
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:COI
Quote:
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
#32 |
|
Anti-homeopathy illuminati member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 26,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
#33 |
|
Skepticifimisticalationist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Third in line
Posts: 14,878
|
|
|
__________________
"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
#34 |
|
Anti-homeopathy illuminati member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 26,557
|
|
|
|
|
|
#35 |
|
Skepticifimisticalationist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Third in line
Posts: 14,878
|
None of the rest of it really applies here - again, unless you think adding "Wahhhh!" was some kind of policy decision. I don't see why there would be a conflict of interest in an article about Ahmadinejad.
|
|
__________________
"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
#36 |
|
Anti-homeopathy illuminati member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 26,557
|
|
|
|
![]() |
| Bookmarks |
| Thread Tools | |
|
|