Wikileaks, not really a wiki? Options

[thekohser]

I've finally taken some time to look into Wikileaks.org -- and boy, does it take some time to look into, thanks to page-loading speeds that would make a tortoise proud.

I don't see any mechanism for registering an account with the site, and therefore, I wonder whether there is any "community" editing going on. It appears that there is, but there's no "edit" function. So, are the various IPs that are editing Wikileaks all "insider" accounts that have been granted access to the edit button? I don't quite get it.

[GlassBeadGame]

Per NPR this morning: The Obama administration has request that WL forgoes posting the remaining 15,000 documents claiming that they present serious risk to US personal and allies. They also claim this harm has already been done by the 90,000 documents already posted. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. The Obama administration is not inclined to act to censor and is infatuated with social media. But protecting lives of people who fight a war for you is pretty basic. WL has shown more restraint than Free Kulture fanatics might like but not posting material at all must go against their grain, especially when they have tried to play nice. It is a something we don't see often...a confrontation between moderates who have important interests at stake.