Wikipedia bans all of Qatar after encyclovandalism - bit-tech.net Forums

Garside · 3rd Jan 2007, 10:48

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/01...yclovandalism/

DougEdey · 3rd Jan 2007, 11:05

So to hack into Qatar I need just one IP address.... I feel l33t hacking skillz coming on.

ComputerKing · 3rd Jan 2007, 11:07

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Originally Posted by DougEdey

So to hack into Qatar I need just one IP address.... I feel l33t hacking skillz coming on.

Lol , Go ON , Keep Going , man They .............. ,

Any way Good news that they got ban

Good luck Guys Thanks for the information

Glider · 3rd Jan 2007, 11:48

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DougEdey · 3rd Jan 2007, 11:53

Links to the preview of the news, it is on the news page though.

Phil Rhodes · 3rd Jan 2007, 14:37

Of course if the Qatari government weren't such a bunch of fundamentalist throwbacks when it came to the internet, this sort of thing wouldn't be an issue.

Okay, they're a hell of a lot more progressive than other regional powers, particularly Saudi, but fer crying out loud - this is exactly why we don't piss with technical standards.

Phil

Flibblebot · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:30

But, as the article points out at the end, part of the problem is that Wiki still accepts edits from anonymous people (i.e. people with no account). If Wiki required people to register (and perhaps have a cooling off period before allowing those new registrants to edit articles), Wiki would be able to solve their problems with anonymous users making stupid or biased edits to articles.

I know Wiki has this socialist/Star Trek view of the world, but maybe it's time for them to realise that's not the reality...

specofdust · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:11

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I know Wiki has this socialist/Star Trek view of the world, but maybe it's time for them to realise that's not the reality...

They're making it the reality! It may be slow, but information is the most powerfull tool of all and they're making it their job to give everyone as much as possible for free.

I've always been highly impressed by how well wikipedia has been run since it first became well known. With a little luck it will continue to be run as well and things will continue.

As for the single IP thing, that's not because they're stupid - it's simply because the US and UK hog the vast majority of all the IP addresses. There are simply nowhere near enough left for the rest of the world, so they have to use single IP's for entire countries untill the world gets off its ass and implements IPV6.

Hilariousity · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:45

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Unfortunately we weren’t able to find the picture of the Arabs in the red hats and so can’t offer an opinion on the legitimacy of the ban.

Thats is entirely bs!

all behold in wonderous amazement of the picture of arabs in red hats! Found on the wikipedia article of Muhammad right where it is said to have been. Do I agree with the ban? Yes! Do I agree with Anonymous editing on wikipedia? nope.

DXR_13KE · 3rd Jan 2007, 21:11

from the land of WTF and bad beer comes the news from Qatar were someone says:

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Who are those people with red hats? Have you ever seen an old Arab wearing red hat? Can you imagine the Muhammad wear blue dress? Muhammad sits with people and not on top. Who is the woman?

about that picture..... fashion freaks? NO ....... fanatic religion? yes....... i don't really care..... let them live in there ignorant bliss.

and what about the one IP for a entire country? aren't people hacked a lot there?

speedfreek · 4th Jan 2007, 04:37

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Originally Posted by specofdust

They're making it the reality! It may be slow, but information is the most powerfull tool of all and they're making it their job to give everyone as much as possible for free.

I've always been highly impressed by how well wikipedia has been run since it first became well known. With a little luck it will continue to be run as well and things will continue.

That is why I like Wikipedia, I even considered donating until I looked at how broke I am.

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Originally Posted by specofdust

As for the single IP thing, that's not because they're stupid - it's simply because the US and UK hog the vast majority of all the IP addresses. There are simply nowhere near enough left for the rest of the world, so they have to use single IP's for entire countries untill the world gets off its ass and implements IPV6.

Im sure that they could get another IP and then have a whole 2.

3rd Jan 2007, 10:48	#1
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Flibblebot Free from artificial flavourings Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Right here, right now Posts: 2,227	But, as the article points out at the end, part of the problem is that Wiki still accepts edits from anonymous people (i.e. people with no account). If Wiki required people to register (and perhaps have a cooling off period before allowing those new registrants to edit articles), Wiki would be able to solve their problems with anonymous users making stupid or biased edits to articles. I know Wiki has this socialist/Star Trek view of the world, but maybe it's time for them to realise that's not the reality... __________________ My uber-system: 66Mhz 486DX2, 8Mb RAM, 20Mb hard drive, 256 colour VGA adaptor (goes all the way up to 800x600!), keyboard AND serial mouse

3rd Jan 2007, 14:37	#6
Phil Rhodes Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 574	Of course if the Qatari government weren't such a bunch of fundamentalist throwbacks when it came to the internet, this sort of thing wouldn't be an issue. Okay, they're a hell of a lot more progressive than other regional powers, particularly Saudi, but fer crying out loud - this is exactly why we don't piss with technical standards. Phil