Wicked Wikipedia editing

We have all heard of persons being caught editing their own Wikipedia (an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit) articles or the articles of organisations they are closely associated with, but Wikipedia Scanner has picked up on some interesting finds. The Wikipedia Scanner is a program that scans entries for errors, but also can match up IP addresses with the organisations that edits derive from.

Some of the finds they have made are CIA workers editing articles on former US and Iranian Presidents; the Vatican editing entries on Catholic saints and the Irish Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams; and the company Diebold, who supplies voting machines, deleting 15 paragaphs of allegations about their machines causing election errors in the controversial 2000 US election. The Diebold paragraphs have since been re-instated.

A Wikipedia spokesperson states: "We really value transparancy and the scanner really takes this to another level... Wikipedia Scanner may prevent an organisation or individuals from editing articles that they're really not supposed to."

Sources
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/wicked-pedia-vatican-cia-edit-online-entries/2007/08/15/1186857594702.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6947532.stm

Hello Officer! Hello Kitty!

Just to remind you that the rest of the world does not suffer from the same lack of imagination as does the West, Thai policeman who commit minor offences will be forced to wear a "Hello Kitty" (a popular young girl's toy) badge on their arm. This is supposed to cause such shame to their masculinity that it would prevent them from not setting examples to the rest of the community. Read all about it HERE.

Toys of Faith

In the United States, major supermarkets are beginning to stock toys based on Old Testament figures and scenarios, including a 10-metre high inflatable Noah's Ark!

For more on this story, visit CathNews.

Rated G

Thankfully, my blog is 'Rated G'.

Top five reasons for this blog

In regards to brief summation, here are the top five reasons why I have decided to start a blog at Blogger:

1. Blogger is free
If it wasn't free, I probably wouldn't bother!

2. Blogger is simple
The fact that it is easy and quick to add a post makes it that much more attractive.

3. Blogging is enjoyable
Communicating (to however a small an audience) is enjoyable, and being able to design new posts fills a creative need.

4. Allows me to collect and communicate random thoughts
Like a journal, blogging has therapeutic value.

5. I can collate information from other blogs and websites
The more information I post here, the less likely I am to forget it or lose it.