German Wikipedia Has Problems With Paid Editing — and Threats of Violence 55
metasonix (650947) writes "As German journalist Marvin Oppong learned recently, there are a number of people who work to make articles about certain corporations and trade groups on German Wikipedia 'look better.' And when Oppong published his discoveries, one reaction was an openly violent threat, aimed at him, posted on de-WP's 'Kurier' noticeboard. Just as with English Wikipedia, it is apparently a 'terrible crime' to criticize German Wikipedia, even when Jimbo Wales's 'bright line' rule on paid editing is being violated. Unlike English WP, the Germans will threaten to 'curbstone' people for saying it."
Curbstone (Score:3, Funny)
> "Germans will threaten to 'curbstone' people for saying it"
Pick your punchline:
1. I'm gonna have to look that up on Wikipedia.
2. Well, that's an improvement over a gas chamber anyway.
3. I found a curbstone in Elder Scrolls Online and was wondering wat it was for.