[WikiEN-l] Neo-nazis to attack wikipedia

Sun Feb 6 23:24:14 UTC 2005

Unfortunately, this is not the first time that an activist group has decided 
to target Wikipedia. I'm personally aware of one group, recruited through 
anti-circumcision activist mailing lists, that have been systematically 
pushing their POV at Wiki.

Whether one agrees with their cause or not is hardly relevant. Nor is whether 
one is disgusted by their cause. The simple truth is this: if Wiki is to 
become a credible, serious encyclopaedia, we *must* maintain NPOV. These 
groups *oppose* NPOV.

What can be done about it? The present system is simply *not* *working*. It'll 
handle the occasional abuse here and there, but the day-by-day, determined, 
and methodical twisting of articles to suit some activist agenda seems 
impossible to stop. A few brave souls try to maintain NPOV, but are limited 
by the strength of numbers and the 3RR.

I suspect that this only affects a relatively small number of particularly 
controversial articles. Perhaps a strategy needs to be devised for those 
articles. What do people think?

Jake.

On Sunday 06 February 2005 16:57, AndyL wrote:
> http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php?t=173563
>
> "And this actually means we have to invade WIKI."