FReepers FURIOUS that Eschoir has popped up in Wikipedia Free-for-all

[johnfunk]

Oh, this just gets funnier...

In mid-February, Wikipedia yanked their article about Free Republic after White Rose Society activist Ben Burch and over-the-top FReeper Bryan Dean Hinnen got into a kerfluffle over allegations that discussing and linking to articles that exposed death threats posted to FR was somehow "libelous."

Now, Brybaby's nose is out of joint because legendary anti-FReeper T. Chappell Aldridge is in the mix!

Eschoir Is Editing Wikipedia Article About Free Republic
(Sadly, no, he isn't -- because the article has been frozen pending Wikipedia's article arbitration process.)
Wikipedia article about Free Republic | March 5, 2007 | Bryan

Posted on 03/05/2007 4:20:28 AM PST by Bryan

You can look up the editing history of the Wikipedia article about Free Republic, starting with the most recent edit. On the 11th line, at 3:28 GMT, you will notice an edit by our old friend Eschoir, his name conveniently highlighted in red. Does anyone here need a better reason to open an account at Wikipedia?

If you choose to do so, please remain calm, rational and completely civil or they will ban you on sight.

During the past few months, the Wikipedia article about Free Republic has been a "hit piece" thanks to the work of a couple of DUmmie fanatics, BenBurch and F.A.A.F.A. They posted libelous statements, and packed the article with every criticism they could find on the Internet by anti-Freepers, Clown Posse, Salon, etc.

In addition, I was banned and my full name was posted there by an administrator I thought I could trust with personal information. He betrayed that trust and after that, I was pretty easy to find. A link to my home address and home phone number were posted on my Wikipedia homepage. Since I was banned, I couldn't take it down; and the harassment that occurred after the LA Times lawsuit was settled has started up again. We started receiving nasty phone calls late at night.

Thanks to the hard work (and tolerance for personal attacks) of a few brave people, including my brother
(... "Dino," who has pretty conclusively been shown to be a sockpuppet on Wikipedia [Bryan's middle name is Dean])
... and a couple of other Freepers, it has been transformed into something approaching a fair and balanced article.

Now Eschoir has appeared.
TOPICS: Extended News; Click to Add Topic
KEYWORDS: ESCHOIR; FREEREPUBLIC; LEFTISTS; LIBEL; SLANDER; TROLL; Click to Add Keyword

How charming. Bryan is leaving a whole lot out of the story, for example, how his own misconduct at Wikipedia is likely to get him a permanent ban, and the fact that his "brother" (yeah, right) is already issuing freelance legal threats over so-called "libel" that would be laughed out of any sane court.

I guess Bryan is channeling Captain Ahab to the guy who cost Free Republic over $100,000 in legal fees, brilliant provocatuer T. Chappell "Ecshoir" Aldridge.

This oughta be entertaining. :popcorn:

ON EDIT: Wikipedia matter is being arbitrated here and here (and check both the Project Page and Discussion tabs on each page). And Bryan's sockpuppet got rigorously bitchslapped, gobsmacked, molewhacked and stomped here.

[unpossibles]

1. wow. So "bravery" is required to edit a page to your liking

that makes sense, with so many of them being brave members of the 81st Chairborne who so bravely called for war without actually having to do anything....



I'm not sure how to react to the sheer hilarity of any freeper complaining about trolls, libel, or slander. Maybe they should stick to conservapedia.

[johnfunk]

3. The hilarious irony is that Bry-bry is obsessing over non-libel libel...

... about the practice of a small number of FReepers posting death threats in violation of FR's TOS. If he'd had any brains (and here I'm with the editor at APJ) he should have had the brains to know that these years-old death threats have been documented by a number of online activists, and that in recent years there has been a serious crackdown by FR's moderators -- yes, there's still eliminationist rhetoric all over the place, but threats targeting people and pols are not tolerated, just as they are not tolerated here.

[youthere]

2. who is Eschoir?

:shrug:

[johnfunk]

4. Eschoir is T. Chappell Aldridge

Longtime agonist of the FRuitcakes. They got an injunction banning him from posting -- but not until after they'd pissed over a hundred thousand bucks down the drain! More on him here.

[peacetalksforall]

7. What is his wiki about?

[Rosemary2205]

5. And why do we care?

is this one of those 101 fighting keyboarders things??

Color me confused...........

[peacetalksforall]

6. Yes - a summary, please. Thanks. n/t

[johnfunk]

8. Summary at top

Seems certain FReepers get their knickers in a bunch when mention of the death threats that have been posted to the site comes up.

[murloc]

9. Proably would be a good idea to visit Wiki

and make sure that the freeps don't white wash things there.

I think I might just mosey on over to Wiki and check things out, although Im sure I'll be outnumbered by wingers spouting lies.

[johnfunk]

10. Hilariously, Bryan's attempt to enlist FReepers to invade Wikipedia...

... will liely get him banned.

I swear, Bryan is Ahab to Eschoir's Moby. The musician, not the whale...