DLC Edits Own Wikipedia Entry

[babylonsister]

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DLC Edits Own Wikipedia Entry
by: Matt Stoller
Fri Aug 17, 2007 at 17:46:21 PM EDT

I actually don't think it's such a big deal that organizations edit their own wikipedia entries, but it is kind of hilarious and instructive. The Democratic Leadership Council has of course been doing it, and you can see a partial list of their edits here.

This one is clearly the most controversial. Someone changed the phrase:

The DLC has both supported and criticized the policies of President <[George W. Bush>].

To:

The DLC often criticized the policies of President <[George W. Bush>], but much of the criticism is seen as measured and nuanced.

Other edits include change removing comparisons of New Democrats and Grover Cleveland, and an edit of modifying Will Marshall's background from someone who has impressive right-wing credentials to someone who has been accused of having right-wing credentials.

Someone over there also has a bit of an obsession with British tennis player Tim Henman.

[wyldwolf]

1. Interesting thing about political entries into wikipedia...

often political enemies alter them.

Case in point: The DLC

At the very top of their entry in wikipedia, we see this:

This article has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality.

The very next thing we see is this:

This article does not cite any references or sources.

Two things that are common in discussions of the group on places like DU.

Taking a look at the discussion of the DLC's article, we see these gems:

person 1: I added a link to my blog, Democrats Against the DLC. I'd be fine if somebody wanted to get rid of all those blog links, but as long as everyone else is doing it...

person 2: ~~Hi, I got rid of it because it was essentially nothing more than an advertisement.Bobbyd100 02:45, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

More here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk : Democratic_Leadership_Council (remove spaces before and after the colon)

Seems the entry on wikipedia has been a dumping ground for anti-DLCers. It's really silly that there can be so much disagreement on the actual facts concerning the DLC when their entire body of work is online to be viewed.

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. Should be "measured, nuanced or nonexistent" n/t