Highland Radio - Wikipedia Vandalism
February 19th, 2008Attached below is a radio interview I’ve just completed on Highland Radio’s Shaun Doherty Show. We were discussing Wikipedia, in light of reports in the press about petty vandalism to Pat The Cope Gallagher’s profile page.
I think Wikipedia is a fantastic resource. But any open-forum will be prone to misuse, and users of wikipedia need to be aware of this. My profile was vandalised in the past, as were those of a number of other local councillors (the pages are no longer in wikipedia after a trawl of councillors across Ireland). While I didn’t appreciate the vandalism, the comments there were no different to the comments you expect to endure as a public representative. I use the “watch” feature on Wikipedia to keep an eye on a few items about Letterkenny, and the vast vast majority of edits are positive, adding content or correcting errors.
You can listen to the interview below:
