Hush little Wikipedia…

The staff of US Representitive Marty Meehan has been editing the content found on the wikipedia site about him, according to an article in the Lowell Sun.  The issue has risen a heated debate on the Wikipedia site, known for its open editing feature, and raises an interesting question about what rights a politician has on this new media of open internet encyclopedias. Wikipedia has responded by blocking the congressional IP adresses from making revisions until this issue can be resolved.
On the one hand, his staff is merely participating in the forum created by Wikipedia and is simply trying to keep the site free of bias.  On the other hand it seems that they are breaking the rules and guidelines created to maintain a Neutral Point of View and Civility.

I find it absurd that members of congress would attempt to censor a website with such a keen eyed community such as Wikipedia, as an active participant in the project I find it insulting to believe that anyone would assume that such blatent and constant editing would make its way unnoticed, and unchallenged.  The staff of Marty Meehan made a bad choice from a PR point of view by creating this turmoil.  It may not be official censoring and may not be a crime but it does show the kind of office Meehan runs and the kind of people he is surrounding himself with.