Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology

Interesting news. (check out the video above, of Tom Cruise who is ecstatic about being a scientologist and shares with us a ton of related acronyms, which I have no idea about).

The Web’s struggle with Scientology has been well-documented. Anti-scientology protesters have put out YouTube videos, attacked Scientology’s website, and organized worldwide protests as part of Project Chanology. The Church of Scientology has responded on the web with online campaigns of their own, but it looks like they took it a little too far for Wikipedia’s tastes.

According to The Register, Wikipedia has banned multiple IP addresses related to the Church of Scientology for extreme, one-sided editing in an attempt to remove Scientology criticism from the Web. The decision wasn’t an easy one though: Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee took nearly half a year to resolve the matter.

Now, you must know by now that Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia edited by, that's right, you the user. Makes ya think...If you are using Wikipedia for business, keep in mind that it is a social knowledge base, not an actual authority. Although, there is a lot of good information there.