Senator Kamala Harris' Wikipedia page has seen a massive uptick in edits recently that falls in line with the type of background scrubbing that the Democrats do prior to announcing vice-presidential picks.
According to the revision history of the Harris article on Wikipedia, there have been 500 revisions to the page since May 9, most of which have been made by one highly prolific editor.
"I'm not a Democratic operative, I do this for free because I'm sick of misinformation about Kamala Harris," he said on the Harris "Talk" page.
Wikipedia notes in the "Talk" page that the Harris article is now under "Discretionary sanctions," which it says is a "Special system that creates an acceptable and collaborative editing environment for our most contentious and strife-torn articles."
While there's no proof that the edits to the Harris page - which far outpace that of any other potential Democrat VP pick - signify anything more than an individual acting on his own to prop up the Senator's standing by pushing only positive information on her page, it has caught the attention of many.
Multiple editors on the "Talk" page have argued that the one prolific editor should "Recuse himself from editing the Kamala Harris page."
Harris has widely been seen as one of the favorites to be the running mate for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
According to the revision history of the Harris article on Wikipedia, there have been 500 revisions to the page since May 9, most of which have been made by one highly prolific editor.
"I'm not a Democratic operative, I do this for free because I'm sick of misinformation about Kamala Harris," he said on the Harris "Talk" page.
Wikipedia notes in the "Talk" page that the Harris article is now under "Discretionary sanctions," which it says is a "Special system that creates an acceptable and collaborative editing environment for our most contentious and strife-torn articles."
While there's no proof that the edits to the Harris page - which far outpace that of any other potential Democrat VP pick - signify anything more than an individual acting on his own to prop up the Senator's standing by pushing only positive information on her page, it has caught the attention of many.
Multiple editors on the "Talk" page have argued that the one prolific editor should "Recuse himself from editing the Kamala Harris page."
Harris has widely been seen as one of the favorites to be the running mate for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
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