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post Fri 14th April 2006, 7:22am
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http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=...th:Introduction

says at the bottom

"If you find the wikitruth.info site is down, please contact David Gerard at Wikipedia, who has seen fit to download a copy of the entire Wikitruth site through his DSL line to serve as an official Mirror. Thank you, David!"
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post Fri 14th April 2006, 7:25am
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QUOTE(ownage @ Fri 14th April 2006, 5:22pm) *

http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=...th:Introduction

says at the bottom

"If you find the wikitruth.info site is down, please contact David Gerard at Wikipedia, who has seen fit to download a copy of the entire Wikitruth site through his DSL line to serve as an official Mirror. Thank you, David!"


Doesn't that mean David is *not* part of wikitruth? It seems like they are taunting him with the knowledge that he has visited their site?
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post Fri 14th April 2006, 7:27am
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I don't think so, I think it says exactly what is written, David Gerard helps archiving a mirror of Wikitruth.info
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post Fri 14th April 2006, 8:02am
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David Gerard and Gracenotes are likely both members of wikitruth.info
garce note once called David Gerard a dedicated editor.
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post Fri 14th April 2006, 8:19am
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Fair call. Lane is likely David Gerard.

Its a pity. Wiki Truth is a decent endeavour.

However, too much humour in there. Makes it more readable, but yeah, just reminds me of something.

There's a reason why I don't like Encyclopaedia Dramatica though. Its because it is based on LJ Drama. And they encourage cyber stalking.

The bit about David Gerard was added by Nibbler though:

http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=...prev&oldid=2434

So, let's see.

Out of 12 editors, they got a high ranking Wikipedia administrator and media spokesman, David Gerard, to write there.

That doesn't sound very legitimate to me.

Mind you, I couldn't find anything on David Gerard's user page about it, so sapp might be right. I hope so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:David_Gerard
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post Fri 14th April 2006, 8:27am
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The wiki truth site though seems to be run by Seek.

And check this out. Press Reports history has been wiped. No more mention of Lane's edits:

http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=...&action=history

I wonder who Lane is then:

http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=...tributions/Lane

They've also locked the Press Reports page from editing.

Only 12 editors, and already they have to lock it? Hrm.
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post Fri 14th April 2006, 9:23am
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QUOTE(ownage @ Fri 14th April 2006, 5:27pm) *

I don't think so, I think it says exactly what is written, David Gerard helps archiving a mirror of Wikitruth.info


Yeah I agree it is difficult to be sure, but the phrasing of it especially "who has seen fit" seems as though David did his work without the knowledge or approval of Nibbler at least. And why mention his DSL line? Almost seems as if they are saying how they know - seem bit of technical knowledge maybe?
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post Fri 14th April 2006, 10:29am
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Bizarre - Nibbler wanted to create an article on Wikipedia Review, but Seek didn't want him to:

http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=...next&oldid=2452

I am a bit confused. They seem to be fighting over us.

And he went ahead and stole our graphic too, all ready to make an article:

http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=...prev&oldid=2450

Trying to find out who these guys might be, the closest I could find was this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:WikiTruth

And the user isn't even banned!

I am not convinced that David Gerard would want to be involved in something like that though. It makes sense in that it is making fun of things, but it doesn't make sense when you consider that it is criticising the fundamentals of Wikipedia. I can't imagine David Gerard doing that.
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post Fri 14th April 2006, 10:39am
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You know, I honestly feel that these guys have a good reason for hiding their identities. It probably isn't a good idea to try and ferret that information out. The Wikipediaphiles probably aren't too happy with some of them.

David Gerard has downloaded a copy of the site, which can be used as a mirror if the need arises, but I don' believe he is involved to any greater extent than that.

I have my own suspicions as to who some of these editors are, but they do have good reason for wanting to remain anonymous.
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QUOTE(Blu Aardvark @ Fri 14th April 2006, 8:09pm) *

You know, I honestly feel that these guys have a good reason for hiding their identities. It probably isn't a good idea to try and ferret that information out. The Wikipediaphiles probably aren't too happy with some of them.

David Gerard has downloaded a copy of the site, which can be used as a mirror if the need arises, but I don' believe he is involved to any greater extent than that.

I have my own suspicions as to who some of these editors are, but they do have good reason for wanting to remain anonymous.


Has David Gerard really downloaded a copy of the site?

And why did he do it? So that Wikipedia could sue them if needed? Or is he actively a part of it?
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"<DavidGerard> it [Wikipedia Review] was started by either Daniel Brandt or the QUAKEaid parasites"
LOL LOL LOL ~chokes~

..And Wikipedia was started by Jack Thompson... rolleyes.gif
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post Sat 15th April 2006, 12:46am
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David Gerard is not a member. I have this from a very good source, who would prefer not to be identified.
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post Sat 15th April 2006, 3:21am
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QUOTE(Blu Aardvark @ Sat 15th April 2006, 10:16am) *

David Gerard is not a member. I have this from a very good source, who would prefer not to be identified.


Good. That's good enough for me.
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post Sun 16th April 2006, 10:37am
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From http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/st...1752257,00.html :



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Skip isn't his real name or his Wikipedia identity. It's a pseudonym the 30-year-old Silicon Valley IT professional uses as he documents the inner machinations of the project, along with a dozen other Wikipedia administrators, on a site called WikiTruth (www.wikitruth.info).


I don't know how we missed this.

12 Wikipedia administrators.

Wikitruth is Wikipedia administrators!

That's all very interesting. Somehow we didn't notice that bit.

So which good administrators are trying to do something positive by making such a site? Whoever they are, well done! That adds a new dimension to it.

Not that we necessarily agree with what they are doing, but to go from adminhood to that stage, you have done well.
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post Sun 16th April 2006, 10:59am
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I don't know how we missed this.

12 Wikipedia administrators.

Wikitruth is Wikipedia administrators!

That's all very interesting. Somehow we didn't notice that bit.

Don't forget that Soylent Green is People! laugh.gif

I definitely noticed that bit, sorry I didn't point it out more clearly.
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post Sun 16th April 2006, 11:42am
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I don't know how we missed this.

12 Wikipedia administrators.


I am not sure we missed it so much as it is at odds with the fact there are only three active contributors to the site. And yes I know they say people are contributing via proxy using email. But still "a dozen" is probably just usual inaccurate journalism.
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post Sun 16th April 2006, 2:05pm
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Are we sure that there isn't a bit of journalistic confusion and they don't mean editors rather than administrators?
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post Mon 17th April 2006, 4:16pm
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ph34r.gif http://wikitruth.info/index.php?title=David_Gerard
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post Mon 17th April 2006, 4:24pm
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QUOTE(ownage @ Tue 18th April 2006, 1:46am) *

ph34r.gif http://wikitruth.info/index.php?title=David_Gerard


Yes, um, that's them saying "stop talking about us!"

And check out the history:

http://wikitruth.info/index.php?title=Davi...&action=history
http://wikitruth.info/index.php?title=Davi...2510&oldid=2507

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Hey, Dave, this should throw them off the track - Ta Bu


So they really do love David Gerard? And that's really Ta Bu Shi Da Yu writing? TBSDY is Nibbler?

Um, no. That's really them reading this and telling us to piss off.
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post Mon 17th April 2006, 4:25pm
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ph34r.gif http://wikitruth.info/index.php?title=David_Gerard


Looks like Chuck Norris changed his name to David Gerard: Chuck Norris
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