Church of Scientology editing on Wikipedia

== Reception ==

== Reception ==

[[File:Die Zukunft unserer Städte (27117757549).jpg|thumb|[[Evgeny Morozov]] of ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', who criticized the decision]]

[[File:Die Zukunft unserer Städte (27117757549).jpg|thumb|[[Evgeny Morozov]] of ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', who criticized the decision]]

Writing in the 2009 book ''[[Scientology (James R. Lewis book)|Scientology]]'', contributor [[Mikael Rothstein]] commented positively about the Wikipedia article on "[[Xenu]]", "The most sober and enlightening text about the Xenu myth is probably the anonymous article on Wikipedia".{{citation | last=Rothstein|first=Mikael|editor-last =[[James R. Lewis (scholar)|Lewis, James R.]] |contribution='His name was Xenu. He used renegades. ...' – Aspects of Scientology's Founding Myth | title =Scientology | publisher =[[Oxford University Press, USA]] | year =2009 | page =371 | isbn =978-0-19-533149-3 }} Writing about Scientology in her 2010 book ''Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area'', author Anne W. Anderson noted, "In May 2009, Wikipedia ... imposed a very rare ban on some computers that were repeatedly editing entries about Scientology."{{cite book| last = Anderson | first = Anne W. | title = Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area: Including Tampa, St. Petersburg, & Clearwater | publisher = Insiders' Guide | year =2010 | pages = 290–291 | isbn =978-0-7627-5347-5 }} In an August 2009 article for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', titled "A Brief History of Wikipedia", journalist Dan Fletcher noted, "In May, Wikipedia banned IP addresses owned by the Church of Scientology on the grounds that Scientologists were making edits that didn't suggest a 'neutral point of view' {{En dash}} the encyclopedia's golden rule."{{cite magazine | last = Fletcher | first = Dan | title = A Brief History of Wikipedia | magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date = August 18, 2009 | url = http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1917002,00.html | access-date = 2010-08-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100824011236/http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1917002,00.html | archive-date = 2010-08-24 }}

Writing in the 2009 book ''[[Scientology (James R. Lewis book)|Scientology]]'', contributor [[Mikael Rothstein]] commented positively about the Wikipedia article on "Xenu", "The most sober and enlightening text about the [[Xenu myth]] is probably the anonymous article on Wikipedia".{{citation | last=Rothstein|first=Mikael|editor-last =[[James R. Lewis (scholar)|Lewis, James R.]] |contribution='His name was Xenu. He used renegades. ...' – Aspects of Scientology's Founding Myth | title =Scientology | publisher =[[Oxford University Press, USA]] | year =2009 | page =371 | isbn =978-0-19-533149-3 }} Writing about Scientology in her 2010 book ''Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area'', author Anne W. Anderson noted, "In May 2009, Wikipedia ... imposed a very rare ban on some computers that were repeatedly editing entries about Scientology."{{cite book| last = Anderson | first = Anne W. | title = Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area: Including Tampa, St. Petersburg, & Clearwater | publisher = Insiders' Guide | year =2010 | pages = 290–291 | isbn =978-0-7627-5347-5 }} In an August 2009 article for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', titled "A Brief History of Wikipedia", journalist Dan Fletcher noted, "In May, Wikipedia banned IP addresses owned by the Church of Scientology on the grounds that Scientologists were making edits that didn't suggest a 'neutral point of view' {{En dash}} the encyclopedia's golden rule."{{cite magazine | last = Fletcher | first = Dan | title = A Brief History of Wikipedia | magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date = August 18, 2009 | url = http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1917002,00.html | access-date = 2010-08-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100824011236/http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1917002,00.html | archive-date = 2010-08-24 }}

In an interview with ''ABC News'', [[sociologist]] of the [[University of Alberta]], [[Stephen A. Kent]] commented, "Historically, Scientology has tried to control what critics say about it. The Internet, however, has posed insurmountable problems regarding control and censorship and Wikipedia's action is just one of many disputes that have occurred when Internet users have pushed back. Scientology can't roll over and give up on this issue. It will continue to attempt to have its representation." [[Evgeny Morozov]] of ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' wrote a [[blogging|blog post]] critical of the arbitration decision, and stated, "I am no fan of Scientology, but I think that banning them from Wikipedia is going to be counterproductive. Unfortunately, it presents the Wikipedia admins/editors as a non-neutral group that opposes a particular set of ideas."{{cite news|last=Morozov |first=Evgeny |author-link=Evgeny Morozov |title=Why Wikipedia was wrong to ban Scientology |work=[[Foreign Policy]] |publisher=neteffect.foreignpolicy.com |date=May 29, 2009 |url=http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/29/why_wikipedia_was_wrong_to_ban_scientology |access-date=2010-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413052408/http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/29/why_wikipedia_was_wrong_to_ban_scientology |archive-date=April 13, 2011 }} In an August 2010 article in ''The Guardian'', journalists Rachel Shabi and Jemima Kiss observed, "Editors can remain anonymous when changing content, but conflicts are passed to Wikipedia's arbitration committee. Scientology was a regular source of conflict until the committee blocked editing by the movement."{{cite news | last = Shabi | first = Rachel | author2 = Jemima Kiss | title = Wikipedia editing courses launched by Zionist groups | work =The Guardian | publisher = Guardian News and Media Limited | date = August 18, 2010 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/18/wikipedia-editing-zionist-groups | access-date = 2010-08-30 | location = London | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130819031910/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/18/wikipedia-editing-zionist-groups | archive-date = 2013-08-19 | url-status = live }}

In an interview with ''ABC News'', [[sociologist]] of the [[University of Alberta]], [[Stephen A. Kent]] commented, "Historically, Scientology has tried to control what critics say about it. The Internet, however, has posed insurmountable problems regarding control and censorship and Wikipedia's action is just one of many disputes that have occurred when Internet users have pushed back. Scientology can't roll over and give up on this issue. It will continue to attempt to have its representation." [[Evgeny Morozov]] of ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' wrote a [[blogging|blog post]] critical of the arbitration decision, and stated, "I am no fan of Scientology, but I think that banning them from Wikipedia is going to be counterproductive. Unfortunately, it presents the Wikipedia admins/editors as a non-neutral group that opposes a particular set of ideas."{{cite news|last=Morozov |first=Evgeny |author-link=Evgeny Morozov |title=Why Wikipedia was wrong to ban Scientology |work=[[Foreign Policy]] |publisher=neteffect.foreignpolicy.com |date=May 29, 2009 |url=http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/29/why_wikipedia_was_wrong_to_ban_scientology |access-date=2010-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413052408/http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/29/why_wikipedia_was_wrong_to_ban_scientology |archive-date=April 13, 2011 }} In an August 2010 article in ''The Guardian'', journalists Rachel Shabi and Jemima Kiss observed, "Editors can remain anonymous when changing content, but conflicts are passed to Wikipedia's arbitration committee. Scientology was a regular source of conflict until the committee blocked editing by the movement."{{cite news | last = Shabi | first = Rachel | author2 = Jemima Kiss | title = Wikipedia editing courses launched by Zionist groups | work =The Guardian | publisher = Guardian News and Media Limited | date = August 18, 2010 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/18/wikipedia-editing-zionist-groups | access-date = 2010-08-30 | location = London | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130819031910/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/18/wikipedia-editing-zionist-groups | archive-date = 2013-08-19 | url-status = live }}