On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> People like Breivik who have a desire to promote fringe views turn up to > edit Wikipedia in droves. I would not be surprised if he had an account, > like Bedell before him. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Pentagon_shooting > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/JPatrickBedell > According to this article http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/rogaland/1.8045907 Breivik was indeed a contributor, to the Norwegian Wikipedia at least. And he specifically mentioned Wikipedia in his manifesto as a vital propaganda tool, saying: "The European resistance movement must prioritize contributions to Wikipedia, as a general method to introduce our worldview, our political doctrines and our definition of history. Wikipedia should not be underestimated as the primary source to create "established truths". We must strive to present our views in the most favorable way, while we put our enemies into disrepute. It is a venue we have to focus on." In court, he specifically praised the content of the English Wikipedia, according to Guardian reporter Helen Pidd. He apparently said that much of his "learning" comes from Wikipedia and that "The English articles there contain a lot of information". Andreas _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l