Truth and Transparency
I learned from slashdot that Wikipedia has just posted an RFC on Congressional staffers who clean and vandalize
the pages on the site. They’ve blocked the Congressional IP
ranges until they are done analyzing this issue (that doesn’t stop a
staffer from continuing to edit and add material from his home
computer, though). I find the section of the RFC
that breaks down the types of edits for the Senate IP numbers to be of
particular interest (they’ve labelled each edit: legitimate, bad faith
edit, or vandalism by IP address). It’s odd to see the commons
strike back with transparency.
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Good news for Exxon: They’ve recorded the largest annual profits for an American company.
Bad news for us: Another, “we may be approaching the point in greenhouse gas emissions where global warming becomes irreversible” story.
Simon
January 30, 2006 @ 9:41 pm
It would be nice if those Senators, Representatives, and their staffers could devote all that energy into, oh I don’t know, serving the public trust. A revolutionary concept to some, perhaps, but I think it would do some good.
ToastyKen
January 31, 2006 @ 5:44 am
“This RFC concerns the behavior of editors from the United States Congress” Dude, that’s priceless. It sounds like they’re talking about 3rd graders. 🙂
ToastyKen
January 31, 2006 @ 6:08 am
Okay, I think this tops that: “Congressional staffers behind this IP have constantly made personal attacks against other politicians through vandalism: Douche: Adding Scott McClellan’s name as a personal attack” 🙂