Slog - Comments on Fun With Wikipedia, City Hall Edition http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition Hot Slog tipper Mike alerted us to this neat tool for looking up IP addresses whose users have made anonymous edits on Wikipedia. Of interest to Mike (and us): The City of Seattle (IP address: 156.74.0.0-255.255), where city staffers with a LOT of time on their hands made 437 anonymous edits in the past four years to Wikipedia pages, including those for right-wing radio host Laura Schlessinger, terrible Whoopie Goldberg movie Sister Act, civil rights heroine Rosa Parks, and chick magnetKlingon Language. Most interesting (and revealing) were the edits to Seattle politicians' sites--both by identified Wikipedia users and anonymous City... Copyright 2008 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:30:31 -0800 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:01:41 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by jzilla lisa IS a total hottie.

]]> jzilla http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c784967 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c784967 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:41:13 -0800 Comment by Jude Fawley My first question is: "Are Seattle City Council Aides" really encyclopedia-material?

My second question is: "Anyone got a picture of Lisa Herbold?"

]]> Jude Fawley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c784994 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c784994 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:02:40 -0800 Comment by Ryan Red City of seattle IP addresses would actually be 156.74.0.1 through 156.74.255.254. since .0.0 is their net ID and 255.255 is their broadcast.
I'm just saying.

]]> Ryan Red http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c784995 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c784995 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:03:17 -0800 Comment by ala Wikipedia reminds me of that old joke about the encyclopedias in the Soviet Union with the loose leaf pages.

]]> ala http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785007 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785007 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:16:03 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You can get lost in Wikipedia history pages. There are some delightful kooks out there. The UK is full of cranky old guys who refuse to accept the 1974 reorganization of the counties, or in the most extreme cases the existence of the UK at all.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785016 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785016 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:26:20 -0800 Comment by LH knock it off. right now.

]]> LH http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785022 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785022 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:29:59 -0800 Comment by J.R. Ah, Internet graffiti. I'm a little puzzled why Erica focused on the folks who removed the various slurs about their bosses--that seems to me work that would properly be done on the clock.

]]> J.R. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785028 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785028 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:33:33 -0800 Comment by backspin "Are Seattle City Council Aides" really encyclopedia-material?

YES. Imagine one hundreds of years in the future from now: Some kid can do his 8th grade report on the social impact hot City Council Aides of the 21st century.

]]> backspin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785029 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785029 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:33:39 -0800 Comment by backspin Lisa Herbold, legislative assistant to Nick Licata
lisa.herbold@seattle.gov
A New York State native, Lisa has lived in Seattle for the last nine years. Lisa began her career as a community organizer working for Syracuse United Neighbors (SUN), a grassroots organization struggling for equal distribution of city services in low-income neighborhoods. Lisa moved to Seattle to help open a new ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) office. Before running Councilmember Licata's 1997 campaign for City Council, she worked as a tenant organizer for the Tenants Union. Lisa sits on the Boards of the Tenants Union and Neighborhood House.

Lisa's sixteen year old daughter, Megan, attends tenth grade at Roosevelt High School and loves baseball (she's an ace first baseperson!) and playing the saxophone.

]]> backspin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785035 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785035 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:40:47 -0800 Comment by backspin hot
http://www9.seattle.gov/council/licata/images/blisa02.jpg
hotter
http://pics.livejournal.com/holyoutlaw/pic/000xry99/s640x480

]]> backspin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785039 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785039 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:42:20 -0800 Comment by backspin hotest
http://seattle.gov/council/OPARB/images/boise.jpg

]]> backspin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785041 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785041 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:43:01 -0800 Comment by LH uh oh...that's not been updated in FIVE years! And I'm a grandmother now...so now you know just how ridiculous some people are.

]]> LH http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785043 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785043 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:44:10 -0800 Comment by backspin LH: Thanks! Some times you just gotta be ridiculous to mix it up! i'd vote for you.

One question tho: Do you think that you can judge PART of a politician's charecter by their body size? For example lets say they are disgustingly fat, they just plainly dont take care of them selves. (let say its not a glandular probem)

]]> backspin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785057 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785057 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:59:53 -0800 Comment by Jude Fawley Wow, thanks backspin - you answered both my questions!

]]> Jude Fawley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785065 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785065 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:11:08 -0800 Comment by backspin Who is Jude Fawley? On wiki?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Obscure

]]> backspin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785080 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785080 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:40:27 -0800 Comment by backspin IDEA:

Can someone look up the IP address of this LH, to find out if it is really Lisa Herbold?

]]> backspin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785082 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785082 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:42:36 -0800 Comment by Zander "As soon as Winston had dealt with each of the messages, he clipped his speakwritten corrections to the appropriate copy of The Times and pushed them into the pneumatic tube. Then, with a movement which was as nearly as possible unconscious, he crumpled up the originial message and any note that he himself had made, and dropped them in the memory hole to be devoured by the flames."

]]> Zander http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785157 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785157 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:21:32 -0800 Comment by Will/HA "firstbaseperson"? What the fuck is that?

]]> Will/HA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785161 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785161 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:37:05 -0800 Comment by Gitai If David Della had a Wikipedia page, it would be deleted since the subject isn't noteworthy. After seeing him at the Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce today, I'd rather vote for Charlie Chong's corpse.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785163 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785163 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:52:15 -0800 Comment by JvA Has anyone else tried to post a comment on David Della's blog?

http://daviddellaseattle.com/wordpress/

A couple of weeks ago I tried to ask him about his acceptance of campaign contributions from the president and a director at Money Tree, but my comment is still "awaiting moderation."

In fact, his blog does not contain a single comment from anyone.

]]> JvA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785267 City Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:26:24 -0800 Comment by Corliss Beauty sure is in the eye of the beholder, isn't it?

]]> Corliss http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785327 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785327 City Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:28:01 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Sexx-ay Grandma!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785331 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785331 City Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:31:30 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I agree, Lisa is a total hottie.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785397 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785397 City Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:44:03 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Dude, Lisa's daughter's a Roughrider like my son! Sweet!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785398 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785398 City Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:45:34 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Roughrider? Nowadays, that sounds so....wrong.......

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785547 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785547 City Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:54:40 -0800 Comment by Temp Hey Dan Savage...explain this edit from The Stranger's IP range, please:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=50665765

]]> Temp http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785928 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/fun_with_wikipedia_city_hall_edition#c785928 City Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:01:41 -0800