Wikipedia decided to make an unprecedented move to block self-serving edits. The supreme court of the online encyclopedia recently banned contributions from all IP addresses that are owned by the representatives of the Church of Scientology as well as all of its associates. It is worth mentioning that this was Wikipedia's longest-running case in its entire history. The arbitration Committee of the online encyclopedia voted 10 to 0, with one abstaining, agreeing on the ban, which took effect straight away. To note that the website, which is listed in the top ten most popular sites on the Internet, claims to be "the free encyclopedia anyone can edit," though its administrators regularly ban some individual users for abuse of the site's terms of use. It is for the first time that Wikipedia completely blocked the IPs of such a large organization as the Church of Scientology. The reason for the move was the organization's attempts to promote its own agenda using the online encyclopedia. According to the Wikipowersthatbe: "the use of the encyclopedia to advance personal agendas - such as advocacy or propaganda and philosophical, ideological or religious dispute - or to publish or promote original research is prohibited". The truth is that admins at Wikipedia ban those who deceive an extreme conflict of interest, but because the so-called Wikifiddlers usually hide their identity with the help of open proxies, their IPs can be banned as a move of defense. Shortly after the ruli ...