User:W1k13rh3nry/Jimbo, we have a problem

There is one problem with Wikipedia. I love to use it, lots of people love to use it. But the problem is:

Most people think Wikipedia can be edited.

Well, you might think, what's wrong with that? The problem with this can be found as soon as one searches for Wikipedia on Google News:

Iemma's mouth washed out in Wikipedia rewrite

Mayor's Wikipedia page gets flattering edit from his staff

President tries to calm investors by making edits on Wikipedia

Sources say: Wikipedia wackiness in county offices

Council changes Bolton Wikipedia entry - and puts town in Lancs

These articles all deal with violations of Conflict of Interest. The problem is that the articles imply that Wikipedia has no such policy, and that the "page history" does not contain IP edits, or that the "page history" was JUST invented.

The fact is, guys, that Wikipedia simply can't be edited no matter how hard you try- unless you hide edit revisions, but that requires special status and is only used to hide sensitive information that might have leaked into Wikipedia. But anyway, the general public need to be aware of the fact that we CAN, in fact, ban IPs, and that we DO, in fact, have the Conflict of Interest policy. The media thinks we can't identify IP edits. But, in fact, getting IPs is a simple task.

The White House: 65.116.204.234 The House: 143.228.144.184 The Senate: 156.33.195.33 The Department of Defense: 65.116.204.232