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本帖最后由 I'm_zhcn 于 2009-6-11 16:04 编辑
Wikipedia Blocks Dozens of Users in Scientology Dispute
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Los Angeles Times Posted: 06/05/2009 08:25:57 PM PDT Updated: 06/05/2009 08:25:59 PM PDT
The Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia has blocked all contributions from computers at the Church of Scientology's Los Angeles headquarters to stop users there from revising articles to reflect a pro-Scientology viewpoint.
The site has also banned some critics of the controversial religion from editing Scientology articles to avoid fanning the flames of a long-standing battle between the two groups, a Wikipedia spokesman said.
The decision made last week has generated an outcry among some bloggers who worry that Wikipedia, the eighth most popular site on the Web, is stifling free speech.
But the process is routine. Wikipedia may pride itself as a beacon of online egalitarianism, but it bans hundreds of users each day.
According to Dan Rosenthal, a spokesman for English Wikipedia, around 300 users are blocked or banned from the site daily for vandalism or breaking rules designed to keep people with an agenda from propagandizing.
The Scientology decision was made after hundreds of articles relating to the religion became virtual battlegrounds.
Six months ago, the Scientology case was brought before Wikipedia's arbitration committee, a body of volunteer editors elected by users to resolve disputes. It decided that both camps deserved punishment.
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