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Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology 665

Posted by timothy from the there's-no-pleasing-some-people dept.
El Reg writes "Showing a new-found resolve to crack down on self-serving edits, Wikipedia has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology. According to Wikipedia administrators, this marks the first time such a high-profile organization has been banished for allegedly pushing its own agenda on the 'free encyclopedia anyone can edit.'"

Comment Re:Fun with acronyms. (Score 2, Informative) 426

by Dubpal (#27653293) Attached to: Next-Gen Nuclear Power Plant Breaks Ground In China

And killed the total of, what, 60 people?

That's a bit of a misleading statistic. Although 59 people died directly from overexposure to radiation and thyroid cancer, many more, infact an estimated 4000 more will or have died as a result of the accident.
Source: http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Focus/Chernobyl/pdfs/pr.pdf

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