QUOTE(thekohser @ Wed 19th May 2010, 2:58am)
QUOTE(TungstenCarbide @ Tue 18th May 2010, 8:29pm)
Anyone remember that Jewish organization that used to advertise jobs for Wikipedia editing?
Wasn't it
CAMERA or something?
Yes, but CAMERA did not pay its members, AFAIK. There are other groups out there who apparently do; but they go more on specific religious issues.
As for the Jerusalem Post -article; two things: if there is an "organized campaign" to add a "pro-Palestinian" view, then I am deeply disappointed that nobody has told me about it!
Secondly, my bet is that
Drork is one of the "unnamed" informants of this article. (So Greg; you are no longer the only banned editor on the
list of speakers over at meta. ) A couple of years ago,
he appeared more openly. Some of the most interesting stuff there are the comments: Comment #32 is certainly false, (made by the Runtshit-vandal?), and comment #4 is probably the Runtshit-vandal himself, bragging about vandalizing 60,000 entries on wikipedia. (That number is probably
not far from the truth too high, however; he say it is a team; I don´t believe him; judging by the time of day he operate.)
And comment #39, is that really you, Emperor? Judging by your entry on the
Golan Heights it could be.
I think the best comment on the article comes from Norman Finkelstein:
Stalin purges editors of Soviet Encyclopedia after discovery that 1.2% of entries don’t mention his name <edit>
It is also discussed here:
Jerusalem Post. Israeli-Palestinian conflict rages on Wikipedia