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Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

Wikipedia banned the group after a hard-fought war of edits. Yesterday, the tribal council – a.k.a. the site’s arbitration council – decided to ban the religion and many members associated with it, due to a high number of self-serving …

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Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology from editing entries - Internet

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

A long-running spat between the Church of Scientology and Wikipedia has been resolved with a committee of eleven Wikipedia arbiters voting to ban accounts used by Scientologists to edit the online encyclopaedia.

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Scientologists Banned from Wikipedia | What The Christ?

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

In a landmark move, the board in charge of Wikipedia voted unanimously (with one abstention) to ban the Church of Scientology and its associates from editing articles on the site. Fucking owned. Read more in this article on The Register …

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Wikipedia bans known Scientologists from editing articles - TECH

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

Wikipedia bans known Scientologists from editing articles Wikipedia is built on openness and impartiality. Scientology is built on secrecy and self-importance. Put the two together and you have one almighty ruckus. …

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Concurring Opinions » Church of Scientology Banned From Wikipedia

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

A blockbuster decision from the Wikipedia arbitration committee, ruling on a long-festering dispute about articles regarding the Church of Scientology. The problem, according to the Committee, was an organized campaign to control the …

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Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology from editing entries | Daily

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology from editing its own information on the site after the group allegedly posted content pushing its agenda. The online encyclopedia’s administrators found that Scientology computers had been …

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'80% Of SEOs Said They Can Beat Wikipedia In Google' - 'Search

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

The latest issue of ‘Search Engine Roundtable’ newsletter has been released. The featured article is titled 80% Of SEOs Said They Can Beat Wikipedia In Google.

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Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology » Liberal Democrat Voice

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. …

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Wikipedia Bans the Church of Scientology | Unreasonable Faith

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

The Church of Scientology has been banned from making edits on wikipedia, because they were pushing their agenda too much: In an unprecedented effort to crack.

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World News Australia - Wikipedia blocks Scientology entries

Posted in Wikipedia on May 30, 2009

Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group’s image.

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