Anti-trans trolling spree forces Wikipedia to ban U.S. House staffers for third time

[Galraedia]

Source: Raw Story

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has once again blocked all computers from the U.S. House of Representatives in order to stop malicious edits to popular pages on the site.

According to The Hill, Wikipedia instituted the ban on Wednesday night after users operating from the House IP address made a series of anti-trans edits to the page for Netflix series Orange is the New Black.

Anonymous users operating from the Republican-led House were persistently re-editing the page to slur trans actress Laverne Cox by mis-gendering her mentions on the show’s page. For instance, they changed Cox’s description from “real transgender woman” to “real man pretending to be a woman.”

One user in particular went on an anti-trans editing spree this week, changing entries on multiple pages related to transgenderism until Wikipedia administrators were forced to step in.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/21/anti-trans-trolling-spree-forces-wikipedia-to-ban-u-s-house-staffers-for-third-time/

[1monster]

1. Our tax dollars at work... If they have enough time to edit Wikipedia, then maybe they

don't have enough real work to do and should be laid off?

[Roy Rolling]

2. tell them hey have too much free time...

...when they return from vacation and start those grueling 12 days of work in September and October.

[valerief]

8. Their jobs are to handle lobbyists, not smear people. We're way past the

idea that they, in any way, shape, or form, are there to help American citizens.

[Kalidurga]

3. Now I know why Facebook is working toward having satire be clearly marked.

still not sure that this is a fake story because R's do a lot of stupid juvenile things. But, I am leaning toward satire.

[nykym]

4. my thought is

3 strikes and your out forever - let the door hit you on your way out!

[Starry Messenger]

5. We have a job shortage in the this country.

Fire those dilholes.

[kiranon]

6. Should publish name of House member whose

computers were used to make anti-trans comments. Would be the first step towards firing these persons and their enablers.

[BrotherIvan]

7. ^^This!^^

Publish it!

[Feral Child]

9. Agreed!

I want to know.

[littlemissmartypants]

11. Ditto. eom

[FrodosPet]

18. Is it really an anti-trans feminist or a MRA homophobe?

From the article:

After this most recent banning, the outlawed anti-trans user wrote, “Blocked because I disagreed with the trans-lobby? These days, If I complain about a man using the womyn’s restroom then I’m cosidered transphobic and get called a TERF. This has been happening a lot lately here in the halls of Congerss. If feeling uncomfortable about some creeper coming into the same bathroom as me is considered transphobic, then why is transphobia considered a bad thing? I wouldn’t be surprised if the Admin who banned this IP is trans. If she is a real woman, then she should should be following real Feminists like Julie Bindel, not sellouts to the trans lobby like Anita Sarkeesian. People need to understand that transgenderism is being promoted by the Patriarchy to diminish the experiences of real womyn.”

(Note: Cut and paste - the spelling errors are from the original article)

[usaf-vet]

10. In the 1960's USAF airman could and did receive an Article 15 for getting...

a bad sunburn. It was consider misuse or damaging government property. Why not apply the same logic to these morons. Prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.

[FrodosPet]

19. So that was REAL?

I thought it was an urban legend.

Still, when I sunburned myself badly while in the Navy, I just bought a jar of moisturizer and kept my mouth shut.

[Recursion]

21. I think it's always been article 115 (malingering) when it actually went to court

But I've heard gunnery sergeants threaten people with misuse of property for sunbathing in the Mojave.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Chinese Proverb

Without fools there would be no wisdom.

~ Lmsp

[Nihil]

13. That explains why you have a House of Representatives I guess ...

See? They *do* have a purpose after all!

[davidpdx]

14. I used to edit on Wikipedia,

but one of the reasons I stopped is because of the bias editing creeping into articles by those who were directly involved in something. For instance I helped edit several articles where anonymous people would come in and throw stuff into an article that was unsourced and even when it was reverted they'd come back again and again. So one day I decided to "kill" my profile and walk away.

[One_Life_To_Give]

15. Rad Fem House Staffer?

Read down the story and it appears the anonymous person doing the edits subscribes to Radical Feminist Womyn born womyn ideology. Might be just a spoofed IP. Unless the Pugs are now embracing gay people.

[lexx21]

16. This smacks of self loathing. I really wonder how many repubs are in the closet ..... n/t

[ZombieHorde]

17. Checks link to see if it is from the Onion...

[FrodosPet]

20. Seems legitimate, but corroboration would be nice

It is from Raw Story and not The Onion (or any of the lesser known satire sites) corroboration