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June 26, 2006

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Is it right for an MP (or their staff) to use time and facilities paid for by the taxpayer to edit their Wikipedia listing to their liking? (Not quick factual updates, you understand, but vanity-edits and/or censorship.)

The reason I ask is that (*ahem*) someone seems determined to remove all reference to the Anne Milton weblog from Anne Milton's Wikipedia entry, and the most recent change (involving yet another removal of any reference/link to the weblog) tracks straight back to the IP address 194.60.38.10

(Psst! Run this IP address through Wikipedia's back-end to see who else has been making good use of ~~their~~ your time.)

UPDATE (27 June) - Another data and link deletion from inside the Houses of Parliament at 11:06am. They don't learn, do they?

UPDATE (28 June) - And the entry has been censored *again* at 9:17am from inside the Houses of Parliament. Bold and arrogant, or just plain stupid... what do you think?

Posted by Manic on June 26, 2006 6:28 PM in the category Anne Milton

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That reminds me of a tool I wish existed for watching a whole spectrum of wikipedia pages, that I was going to focus on pharmaceuticals with their silly names, where the companies have obviously spammed the pages with their complete and total gibberish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herceptin

Meanwhile, right now I've been starting off the following page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom

after wasting a lot of time editing the US version to make sure that America's version of Forest Gate ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_bomb_plot_to_attack_the_Sears_Tower ) didn't disappear down the memory hole.

People have been entering these individual incidents into the 'pedia, but it's only when you see them all lined up in their glorious perfection that they cease to become isolated incidents of incompetance.

Posted by: goatchurch at June 26, 2006 8:25 PM

You'd have thought that if she was entering in something herself, she'd at least have something to say to compensate for what she has deleted. Or does this suggest she nothing more than a warm bum on the bench.

Posted by: goatchurch at June 26, 2006 8:29 PM

goatchurch: Spot on. (Why, it's almost as if she has nothing positive to offer.)

Love the 'terrorist' pages. I'll get around to a few additions when I'm able.

Posted by: Manic at June 27, 2006 8:43 AM

STALKER!

Posted by: Guido Fawkes at June 27, 2006 9:26 AM

MALCONTENT!

;oP

Posted by: Manic at June 27, 2006 12:20 PM

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	« Describe Bloggerheads in two words or less \| Main \| Safety Elephant goes on carefully-regulated rampage » June 26, 2006 Question of the day Is it right for an MP (or their staff) to use time and facilities paid for by the taxpayer to edit their Wikipedia listing to their liking? (Not quick factual updates, you understand, but vanity-edits and/or censorship.) The reason I ask is that (ahem) someone seems determined to remove all reference to the Anne Milton weblog from Anne Milton's Wikipedia entry, and the most recent change (involving yet another removal of any reference/link to the weblog) tracks straight back to the IP address 194.60.38.10 (Psst! Run this IP address through Wikipedia's back-end to see who else has been making good use of ~~their~~ your time.) UPDATE (27 June) - Another data and link deletion from inside the Houses of Parliament at 11:06am. They don't learn, do they? UPDATE (28 June) - And the entry has been censored again at 9:17am from inside the Houses of Parliament. Bold and arrogant, or just plain stupid... what do you think? Posted by Manic on June 26, 2006 6:28 PM in the category Anne Milton Pings (Trackback) For trackbacks, this is the URL: http://www.bloggerheads.com/cgi-bin/mt-tbbh_20x07.pl/1125 Comments That reminds me of a tool I wish existed for watching a whole spectrum of wikipedia pages, that I was going to focus on pharmaceuticals with their silly names, where the companies have obviously spammed the pages with their complete and total gibberish. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herceptin Meanwhile, right now I've been starting off the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom after wasting a lot of time editing the US version to make sure that America's version of Forest Gate ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_bomb_plot_to_attack_the_Sears_Tower ) didn't disappear down the memory hole. People have been entering these individual incidents into the 'pedia, but it's only when you see them all lined up in their glorious perfection that they cease to become isolated incidents of incompetance. Posted by: goatchurch at June 26, 2006 8:25 PM You'd have thought that if she was entering in something herself, she'd at least have something to say to compensate for what she has deleted. Or does this suggest she nothing more than a warm bum on the bench. Posted by: goatchurch at June 26, 2006 8:29 PM goatchurch: Spot on. (Why, it's almost as if she has nothing positive to offer.) Love the 'terrorist' pages. I'll get around to a few additions when I'm able. Posted by: Manic at June 27, 2006 8:43 AM STALKER! Posted by: Guido Fawkes at June 27, 2006 9:26 AM MALCONTENT! ;oP Posted by: Manic at June 27, 2006 12:20 PM Post a comment Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you're new to Bloggerheads, you may need to be approved by the moderator before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) URL: Remember me? YesNo Comments:

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