It's not the first time this kind of thing has happened: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/03/peking-duk-fan-infiltrates-backstage-by-fooling-security-guard-with-wikipedia-edit <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/03/peking-duk-fan-infiltrates-backstage-by-fooling-security-guard-with-wikipedia-edit> and wasn't there another incident like this last year?
(I'm in the wrong hemisphere now to help with this kind of thing in the UK, sorry.) Thanks, Mike > On 15 Feb 2017, at 09:25, Lucy Crompton-Reid > <lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > Dear all > > Firstly, many thanks to those of you who have said you would consider > responding to Wikimedia press enquiries in future, and I will be emailing > more about that within the next few days - particularly off the back of the > Media Handling and Crisis Communications course I've been on for the past two > days (and no, the irony of the timing wasn't lost on me). > > In the meantime, we've had an enquiry from BBC North West online who are > working on a story about a music fan who apparently secured entry to the VIP > area of a gig by editing the band’s Wikipedia page to claim he was a relative > of one of the members. More fool the bouncers in my opinion but anyway...the > BBC has asked "we wanted to check that this change would have indeed been > processed this quickly and without being verified by Wiki editors? Would > Wikipedia be interested in adding a comment about users making edits for > their own means and what the organisation does to tackle this?" Clearly the > journalist in question doesn't understand exactly how editing works and I > think it would be most appropriate to have an editor respond to this, and > talk about processes in place to deal with vandalism. > > The article is The Sherlocks <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sherlocks> > and the edit in question was made on 10th February at 8.28pm and reverted by > another editor at 4.15pm the following day. > > Would anyone be willing to talk to the BBC about this today? If so, could you > let me know and I'll put you in touch. > > Thanks > Lucy > > -- > Lucy Crompton-Reid > > Chief Executive > > Wikimedia UK > > +44 (0) 207 065 0991 > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia > projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst > other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no > legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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