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 Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 1:13 am Post subject: Wikipedia Reviewing US, Canadian & British Political Bio |
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Wikipedia reviewing US, Canadian and British political bios
Sat Feb 11, 11:47 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The founder of the vast online reference site, Wikipedia, said that volunteers were checking the biographies of American, Canadian and British lawmakers following some online spin-doctoring.
The huge online encyclopedia, which can be edited by anyone logging onto its site, is checking its biographies after it emerged some US lawmakers' biographies had benefited from flattering updates.
The volunteers who run Wikipedia discovered the online updates had originated from computers in the US Congress, sparking a wider review of other political biographies hosted on the site.
"They're now looking into edits from government offices, just as a curiosity, but there's no results yet," Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told AFP.
"I heard that they're looking at some at the (US) state level in Georgia, but also looking at the UK parliament and the Canadian parliament," Wales said.
He said no blocks had been placed on any biographies at present as the probe continues.
In the US cases unearthed so far, the online biographies of several lawmakers were "edited" to remove certain facts that might have proved politically embarrassing.
One lawmaker's biography was changed to delete a reference to his broken promise that he would only serve four terms in office.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060211/tc_afp/uspoliticscongress_060211004537 |
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