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Friday, April 25, 2008

Crimes on Wikipedia: A Wikinews interview

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Wikinews interviewed Wikipedia administrator John Reaves, the administrator who contacted police in Los Angeles about the threats made on Wikipedia.

A 15-year-old boy, arrested last Friday in conjunction with criminal threats made on Wikipedia, was charged Thursday with seven felonies in Pomona Juvenile Court in Pomona, California. Prosecutors stated that the teen posted two threats on Wikipedia, saying that six named students as well as members of his school's badminton team would be shot. The court arraignment had initially been set for Tuesday, but was continued until Thursday. Wikinews interviewed the Wikipedia administrator who contacted police after the threats had been made on the site.

Though officials had said the boy made a full confession that he had made threats to other students via the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, he denied the charges at the Thursday court petition. The court ordered that he remain detained pending a May 9 scheduled appearance before Pomona Juvenile Court. He has remained in custody since his arrest.

The threats were made via two separate edits to the Wikipedia article about Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, California on April 16. Wikipedia administrators were made aware of the threats in a post to the "Administrators' noticeboard" on April 16 by Wikipedia admin Dreadstar. Another Wikipedia administrator, John Reaves, contacted the police in Los Angeles, California, and helped them work with the Internet service provider to find more information on the IP address that made the threat. A third Wikipedia administrator, Persian Poet Gal, removed the threats from the edit history of the article after finding out that the student had been arrested.

Students' backpacks were searched prior to entering Glen A. Wilson High School on April 17 and all after-school activities were canceled that day. All classes were canceled April 18, and classes resumed on Monday.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

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:) и Анекдот от недосыпа Проводится опрос среди студентов разных стран. Кто за сколько может выучить японский язык? Первого спросили американца. Тот на компьютере пощелкал и говорит:
-Один год и восемь месяцев.
Спросили француза, тот сбегал в библиотеку, просмотрел там каталоги и пообещал выучить за год.
Следующим в списке шел русский студент. Нашли его в курилке, задали свой животрепещущий вопрос. Студент:
-А методичка есть?
Дали ему методичку, он ее в момент пролистал:
-Ща докурю, пойду сдавать.

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