Former clerk rewrites SCOTUS contenders' Wikipedia bios

just effed up to hell.

Not only was not helpful, but it might have jeopardized her nomination. I hope this matter is correctable.

This reflects badly on the staffer but doesn't matter beyond that. The staffer was stupid. Probably wrecked their own career, but this should have no bearing on the nomination process.

Libel is very difficult to prove, especially if you're famous enough to have a wiki page.

I love Wikipedia but always remember that anybody can edit the pages.

I was under the impression that an editor had to have qualifications which includes verification of the subject.

guess I was mistaken.

Tweaking Wiki bios to highlight or downplay accomplishments isn't slanderous. It's unethical and looks sleazy and reflects poorly on the former clerk but what was the impact on the nominees?

Not only did he highlight or downplay entries in the page of his former boss, he also altered the pages of other top contenders to make them look worse. I don't think that is something that should be just ignored.

Do you think trying to interfere with the nomination process for potential SC Justices warrants being disbarred?

Of course people are going to look at Wikipedia to learn about potential nominees. Some of those people will check to see what edits are being made since the nomination chatter began.

Wikipedia keeps edit histories that can be accessed by anyone.

So . . . well done there.

What a stupid thing to do.