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thekohser
post Tue 27th July 2010, 3:21pm
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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.
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post Tue 27th July 2010, 3:26pm
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http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges does not exist. Indeed, their draft FAQ page says "WikiLeaks integrates technologies including modified versions of MediaWiki, OpenSSL, FreeNet, Tor, PGP and software of our own design." I am not sure who updates the front page of the site or the articles that are released , but I would assume that it would be Julian Assange (T-H-L-K-D) or part of his staff.

What IPs have you seen editing the site?
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post Tue 27th July 2010, 4:30pm
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QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Tue 27th July 2010, 11:26am) *

What IPs have you seen editing the site?

I guess I just noticed this one, 1.0.22.53.
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post Tue 27th July 2010, 5:28pm
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 27th July 2010, 12:30pm) *
QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Tue 27th July 2010, 11:26am) *
What IPs have you seen editing the site?
I guess I just noticed this one, 1.0.22.53.

Network 1.0.0.0/8 ?!? Really?!?

That has to be DARPA itself. I have never seen Network 1.0.0.0/8 before.
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post Tue 27th July 2010, 6:16pm
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QUOTE(Moulton @ Tue 27th July 2010, 5:28pm) *

QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 27th July 2010, 12:30pm) *
QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Tue 27th July 2010, 11:26am) *
What IPs have you seen editing the site?
I guess I just noticed this one, 1.0.22.53.

Network 1.0.0.0/8 ?!? Really?!?

That has to be DARPA itself. I have never seen Network 1.0.0.0/8 before.


Interestingly, a userpage exists for that IP (http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/User:1.0.22.53), but a contributions page does not (http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Special:Cont...tions/1.0.22.53).

The userpage includes an interesting note: "This is an anonymous address that does not belong to any single user. 1.0.22.53 22:43, 14 November 2007 (GMT)" I wonder how and why it was done that way. I also wonder how the IP managed to post to http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Talk:Wikileaks at all, there is no edit button besides "view source" when logged out ( as opposed to logged in, which like Greg I am unsure how to do)

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thekohser   Wikileaks   Tue 27th July 2010, 3:21pm
Eva Destruction   I've finally taken some time to look into Wik...   Tue 27th July 2010, 3:24pm
GlassBeadGame   [quote name='thekohser' post='245526' date='Tue 2...   Tue 27th July 2010, 4:05pm
thekohser   I wonder if each of 90,000 pages was really revie...   Tue 27th July 2010, 7:21pm
CharlotteWebb   The userpage includes an interesting note: ...   Tue 27th July 2010, 6:34pm
Moulton   [quote name='Moulton' post='245550' date='Tue 27th...   Tue 27th July 2010, 7:21pm
tarantino   OK. Network 1.0.0.0/8 evidently does belong to ...   Tue 27th July 2010, 9:27pm
CharlotteWebb   [url=http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Special:Recent...   Tue 27th July 2010, 6:20pm
thekohser   This "Writer's Kit" page seems inter...   Tue 27th July 2010, 3:27pm
GlassBeadGame   A couple of interesting things from their Submissi...   Tue 27th July 2010, 4:45pm
GlassBeadGame   Mod Note: Why is this in MediaWiki Software? I ...   Tue 27th July 2010, 4:53pm
thekohser   Mod Note: Why is this in MediaWiki Software? I...   Tue 27th July 2010, 5:16pm
GlassBeadGame   Mod Note: Why is this in MediaWiki Software? ...   Tue 27th July 2010, 5:26pm
Theanima   It is definitely a wiki, just not one that we...   Tue 27th July 2010, 4:54pm
Zoloft   It's a wiki, because of the software, but conf...   Tue 27th July 2010, 5:32pm
cookiehead   This is going to make the Pentagon Papers seem lik...   Tue 27th July 2010, 5:33pm
Moulton   I don't know if you've been listening to N...   Tue 27th July 2010, 7:30pm
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GlassBeadGame   The Wikileaks war dump has now spurred discussion ...   Wed 4th August 2010, 2:36pm
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NuclearWarfare   Per NPR this morning: The administration is aski...   Fri 6th August 2010, 2:43pm
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NuclearWarfare   I might be giving WL too much credit but my take o...   Sat 7th August 2010, 3:36am
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thekohser   What was this state document? Wikileaks does hav...   Sat 7th August 2010, 10:14pm
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