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IP addresses linked to the New York Police Department's computer network have been used to sanitize Wikipedia entries about cases of police brutality.
This wouldn't be the first time we've seen nefarious alterations to Wikipedia entries, and it won't be the last. But the disclosure of NYPD's entries by Capital New York come as the Justice Department announced a national initiative for "building community trust and justice" with the nation's policing agencies.
As many as 85 IP addresses connected to 1 Police Plaza altered entries for some of the most high-profile police abuse cases, including those for victims Eric Garner, Sean Bell, and Amadou Diallo, Capital New York said. Edits have also been made to other entries covering NYPD scandals, its stop-and-frisk program, and the department leadership.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 16 2015, @11:05PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy [wikipedia.org] specifically calls for everyone to edit.
Even the best articles should not be considered complete, as each new editor can offer new insights on how to enhance the content in it anytime.
and
Please boldly add information to Wikipedia
...
Of course, citation needed
per "editors are advised to provide citations for all material added to Wikipedia;" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources [wikipedia.org],
(and other muzzles on people who know, preferring instead people who gossip about people who might have something to do with something, but perhaps know nothing).
In short, I'll pass on the popcorn this time.
(Score: 5, Informative) by compro01 on Tuesday March 17 2015, @12:40AM
Counterpoint : Wikipedia:Conflict of interest [wikipedia.org], which this is a really obvious example of.