church editing series incidents led owned networks banned making edits articles relating long controversial history internet initiated campaigns manipulate material remove information critical web early history conflict arose topic website disputes began earnest users describe abusive cult religion disagreements concerning topic grown specific user critic commented daily_telegraph articles neutral requirement reference stated facts revelations software produced called public nature edits able traced directly controlled computers independent reported edits attempts remove criticism main article topic times forbes noted computers remove links anti cult organization taken reported revealed computers promote critical view including adding links founded websites groups affiliated january register reported case involving composed group volunteers voted users order resolve conflict site administrators presented evidence case controlled computers promote organization multiple user accounts user going pseudonym admitted pattern editing stated edits computers continue decided restrict editing addresses belonging prevent biased edits editors administered networks decision accorded controlled addresses status open site large number critics banned committee concluded sides policy resorted battlefield tactics articles living persons worst casualties member wrote majority decision commented new_york_times controversial nature case decision crafted focus directly particular individual media contact emphasized statement generally accepted procedure site ban users violated policy intended prevent promoting propaganda spokesman head communications said arbitration decision intended help restore related articles acceptable state site spokesperson stated decision impacted noted unclear similar ruling applied statements labelled arbitration ruling routine matter maintained gross article statement cnn denied presence organized campaign manipulate representative emphasized users critical organization banned similarly denied leadership arranged campaign manipulate entries background controversial history internet criticized attempting restrict freedom speech internet conflict come known versus internet net organization attempted manipulate maintain power public image web early lawsuits involved dispute included net writing book rights defending free speech digital age author noted earliest widely publicized sets cases involving intellectual property net exploring uses copyright trade secret law comes critics members church guardian noted according security experts conducting campaigns decade remove online information critical organisation response criticism actions internet stated efforts aimed defending secretive spiritual documents legal cases involved focused topic called revealed information advanced methods including levels describe story attorneys representing tried removed maneuver opposite impact serving drive popularity resulting declaration war organization cult dead cow professor computer science department center basis pittsburgh pennsylvania critic proponent freedom speech internet noted organization trying threaten freedom speech internet making service providers legally responsible customers speech journalist founder observed attempts suppress information internet versus net original story heart pretty simple skirmishes continue translations newer media day bunch super secrets spent hours expensive training allowed attempts secrets net resulted published dust completely settled people secret dead said internet learn nearly years ago best way ensure maximum publicity try suppress history early conflict conflict topic arose early website beginnings author noted future internet stop book published grew began attract editors crossed paths disagreed articles simultaneously editing person cult change religion revert article guardian noted individuals debated online classed cult compared noted article disputes gone conflict topic drawn specific disagreements journalist newspapers reported august spokesman said debates controversial topics incredibly time consuming entry covering example contributors argued months method called silent birth quiet birth october article independent commented pages taken special interest groups try page user critic commented daily_telegraph october state articles site saying believes entry balanced account found web commented neutral point view topic good example revolutionary things web find lot sites lot critics sites generally bitter neutral able reference facts revelations development software revealed changes articles organization computers reported edits self interested remove criticism church entry independent noted computers addresses traced critical cult world wide operations times reported computer operated manipulate information article computer linked network references links group dubbed forbes noted officials appear removed critical comments anti cult organization reported depth edits revealed computers associated edits large proportion focused views critical article kurt edited order include link founded edit article forth notion singer childhood led suicide multiple edits involved adding links organizations affiliated reporting slate journalist observed edit associated address related article necessarily indicate edit employee organization explained technically don know came agent company know edit came access network edit occurred working hours reasonably assume person employee company guest allowed access network organization tried remove promotional film featuring celebrity member internet group web based activists known anonymous focused efforts anonymous disrupted websites spread anti materials online july noted war internet collective anonymous fought largely youtube websites emerging movement protests taking place buildings known movement organised style website anonymous internet chat rooms new_york_times noted actions related attempts remove video internet victim effect phenomenon attempts suppress information internet end having opposite impact ban january register reported ongoing case involving according site administrators pro accounts editing site owned computers composed group volunteers voted users order resolve conflict site arbitration case page modified members organization members entries order advertise cause register noted users admitted edited computers operated organization pro editors handle admitted vows continue editing articles computers register quoted user saying going leave voluntarily continue use computer public computers wireless computers station guardian cited register noted technology news website register church organised operation challenge internet criticism effort adhere policy decided restrict editing organization addresses order prevent self serving edits editors administered networks decision accorded controlled addresses status open site members voted favor ruling preventing users editing existing articles creating new articles site previously frequently banned individual users site entire organizations arbitration decision came culmination longstanding struggle involving promoters organization critics practices noted conflict longest running disputes history conflict involved articles topic fourth arbitration case topic prior years case drawn months prior decision committee ruled organization responsibility ensure appropriate use equipment pointed conflict interest involved edits associated computers block addresses includes originating offices los_angeles california organization additionally maintains headquarters florida reported according evidence found multiple users known addresses openly editing related articles equipment apparently coordinating activities sky news noted ban computers applies computer addresses owned operated church associates linked reported decision encyclopedia administrators found computers repeatedly changing pages related church negative references adding positive ones volume changes overwhelming administrators ability reverse block described decision block controlled addresses unprecedented guardian similarly noted feelings world decision enact blanket ban appears unprecedented wrote edits organization motivated massive organized effort look good counter relentless public criticism organization earliest days net wired news reported ban organization triggered repeated editing articles related controversial religion los_angeles_times noted ban stemmed church self serving noted doubted ban controlled addresses commented likelihood individuals creating multiple account names host anti editors topic banned arbitration committee committee noted factor apparent presence notable critics internet organisations apparently editing names citing self published material committee concluded sides policy resorted battlefield tactics create articles complimentary articles living persons worst casualties comments member wrote majority decision case davies commented interview new_york_times obvious case going controversial pretty start tried sure directed fire particular noted recurring pattern disputed editing controversial topics problems core belief issues politics religion nationalism fringe fringe spokesman head communications stated decision focused reducing hostility subject getting articles appropriate state emphasized edits serve interests organizations acceptable procedure adding valuable context articles statement wall_street_journal said people reducing hostility topic getting articles state sense think arbitration committee wants send message neutral accounts fronts don situations lightly understand perspective people individuals best people read asked affiliate arbitration decision included ban addresses answered simple answer looking computers edits coming decision ultimately edits ranges single user accounts people single intention change cases remove information considered censorship doesn work effort kind calm effect bring neutrality quality articles media contact stated controversial compare articles abortion presidential election like near level bitterness fighting commented imply conflict interest unrelated people getting promoters organization getting saying let work pro article noted standard practice ban users found violating rules designed people agenda said approximately users blocked banned day order stop vandalism violating regulations created prevent propaganda spokesperson stated decision impacted english version unknown similar decision future applied site statements stated decision care posted course erroneous commented hope result accurate useful articles characterized decision routine internal action clean editing process emphasized importantly fact finally banned engaged biased editing purposes opposed providing accurate information commented people conflicts time obvious anybody post reported statements says organization regularly monitors internet wrong information belief system members ruling says remain gross article hopes eventually corrected time group ability weakened statement cnn asserted unaware coordinated effort alter representative organization stated members organization attempting correct perceived factual story missed people nonstop attacks church people banned davis denied leadership arranged campaign manipulate entries asserted church huge going going religion reception writing book contributor commented positively article sober text myth probably anonymous article writing book guide author noted imposed rare ban computers repeatedly editing entries august article time titled brief history journalist noted banned addresses owned grounds making edits didn suggest neutral point view encyclopedia golden rule discussed arbitration decision comedy program report commented folks think worst tragedy overlord stacked frozen people detonated hydrogen bombs interview commented historically tried control critics internet posed problems control censorship action disputes occurred internet users pushed roll issue continue attempt representation foreign policy wrote blog post critical arbitration decision stated fan think banning going unfortunately presents editors non neutral group opposes particular set ideas august article guardian journalists observed editors remain anonymous changing content conflicts passed arbitration committee regular source conflict committee blocked editing movement
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