[Howlin]

Free Republic Action Alert vs. Wikipedia

I moved this to the talk page from the article:

On 31 December 2005, a Free Republic Action Alert was distributed calling for a coordinated attack against several Wikipedia articles (George W. Bush, Abortion, and Kwanza) specifically calling for far-right POV vandalism with tips on how to evade detection. [12] user:HopeSeekr of xMule 15:31, December 31, 2005

This stuff shouldn't be in the article because of WP:ASR --rogerd 20:59, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[fatima]

Thanks for the heads up lqclamar.

[traviskicks]

lol, interesting.

One would think that Wikipedia folks would lean libertarian, given the success of their model, which seems, at least to me, to be based on those principles.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

*guffaw*

I love this novel conception of "vandalism," which seems to be shared only by the Wikiphiles.

What exactly constitutes "vandalism" in their eyes?

Amending horribly distorted, inaccurate, biased information promulgated by that website's editors?

Oh noes!!!

We can't have that, now can we?

*prolonged eye roll*

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I have a question for you:

Ever since you signed on at FR you have only been on the wikipedia stuff and posting the threads on it.

Do you get money for diverting traffic there? what's your stake in this?

[Howlin]

Is there any particular reason that ALL your posts about about Wikipedia?

You've been here six weeks and ALL of them link to that web site.

Are you trolling for hits for them?

[Jaysun]

Most of that nonsense appears to have been written by a disgruntled kook.

[El Jigue]

As a Cuban-American who long ago made the mistake of fighting for Castro, I tried to add facts to the Wikipedia articles at the Cuba, Castro, Che Guevara, etc sites. The result were less than satisfactory, my background data carefully cited was appropriated and that improved the articles. However, any attempt ameliorate the extreme left bias with factual data was met with systematic erasures, false accusations (usually "Vandalism"), etc.

The topics most attacked included:

Castro's assassination activities as a student "activist" in the Universities of Havana

Activities of Cuban spies in the US and elsewhere

Executions and numbers of dead

The Che Guevara's military incompetence, self a aggrandizement, psychopathology etc.

The size of Castro's losses at the Bay of Pigs

The reality of the Cuban housing and health conditions

The reality of repression of literature and dissent

That the electoral system is a farce

that Cuban "organic agriculture" programs are absurd and irrational....

Finally when the extreme left was unable to match my persistence and knowledge of Cuban history (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:205.240.227.15#Be_cold) a series of wikipedia "trials" was held: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/205.240.227.15#Evidence_of_disputed_behavior

These "trials" were most irregular, during the whole process new "evidence" was introduced constantly. This "evidence" was cited; however, these citations did not support the allegations. Then summarily I was blocked from adding material for prolonged periods of time.

It was like being in a Castro style trial where the prosecutor's allegations are formally considered fact, and where the stated objective is to support the present Cuban government.