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Posted: Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 5:01 AM HST

Vulgar edits to encyclopedia linked to state computers

By Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) _ Vulgar, sexist and racist edits to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia have been traced to state computers. At least 2,800 edits to Wikipedia sites including Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka's were made by computers with Internet addresses registered to state agencies. They include the Department of Education and the University of Hawaii. The Web site Wikiscanner links Wikipedia edits to their computer addresses and revealed the connection. It's unclear if state employees were behind the edits. The edits also include claims that Representative Neil Abercrombie has killed more than 5 million wolves and that Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice died in 2004. (Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved)