On 29 November 2010 00:01, Gilbert Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Does Fred or any goanetter know the author(s) of the Goa Inquisition > article on > Wikipedia. Surely some have their suspicions.:=))
Doc, Every Wikipedia page that is edited has its own history. See, for instance http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goa_Inquisition&action=history Of course, you could either opt to sign your own name, or just leave your cyber-tracks (IP address) behind. But if you check the series of edits someone has been making, then that person's bias/preference/slant becomes more than clear. For instance: My name is Joyson Noel Prabhu. I was born in Manama<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manama>, Bahrain <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain>, on June 20<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_20>, 1989 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989>. I am an Indian citizen of Mangalorean Catholic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangalorean_Catholics> descent and, like most Konkani Catholics, also of Goud Saraswat Brahmin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goud_Saraswat_Brahmin>descent. I have been a staunch atheist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheist> from the age of 15. The languages i speak include Konkani<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_language>, Hindi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_language>, Arabic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language>and of course, English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language>. I did my schooling in Indian School, Bahrain from 1994 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994> to 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007>. I graduated in B.COM from St. Aloysius College<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Aloysius_College_%28Mangalore%29>, Mangalore <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangalore> (2007<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007>to 2010 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010>). I have been a Wikipedian<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian>, since December 26 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_26>, 2007<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007> . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joyson_Noel [All this information is in the public domain.] Even a set of edits done by an IP address give a hint as to that editor's preferences and politics -- something which is generally obscured in the traditional (mainstream, specially print) media. FN PS: But, at the end of the day, I think everyone does believe what they are posting. Nobody would say, "This is my view, but I'm a biased guy/a bigot." Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
