Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2007-08-20/WikiScanner

Rageross: you did a great job on this incredibly wide-scope story here. Way to go. --Thespian 17:08, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed, good report. The story also got a fairly large article in the Belgian newspaper De Morgen on the 17th, with commentary from the Belgian Foundation spokesperson. So not only English language media are interested in this! Fram 14:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Maybe Jung is right. The young destroy. When they grow up they create and give back. I regard Wikiscanner as irresponsible to say the least, but of course these Hackers will do anything to prove their intelligence, but not their social intelligence. DJ Barney 23:15, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Irresponsible? How so?  It's very valuable for teaching organizations not to attempt to use Wikipedia as a PR management tool, except in responsible ways.  It's definitely good for Wikipedia and its future integrity.--ragesoss 23:51, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

The Wikiscanner jump page includes preloaded searches, and I believe when I first looked at it Fox News was at or near the top of the right column. Which may explain why it was so prominently mentioned in the early coverage despite a rather innocuous edit history. Given that Griffith is quoted as saying he wanted to "create minor public relations disasters for companies and organizations I dislike" I'm interested in knowing if early versions of the WikiScanner page are archived anywhere. Anyone? Andyvphil 12:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC)