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In March 2012, a British non-profit journalism organization called the [[Bureau of Investigative Journalism]] uncovered that members of the UK Parliament or their staff had made almost 10,000 edits to Wikipedia, and that almost one in six members of Parliament had had their Wikipedia article edited from IP addresses tracing back to Parliament.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wikipedia |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9132758/MPs-Wikipedia-pages-changed-from-inside-Parliament.html |title=MPs Wikipedia pages 'changed from inside Parliament' |publisher=Telegraph |date=March 9, 2012|accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>  Many of the edits removed unflattering details from during the controversy over parliamentary expense accounts.<ref name=bureauuk>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/03/09/wikipedia-bob-crow-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-notable-djs/ |title=Wikipedia: ‘Bob Crow, The Lord of the Rings and Notable DJs’: TBIJ |publisher=Thebureauinvestigates.com |accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Eddie Wrenn |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2112616/MPs-staff-make-10-000-changes-Wikipedia-pages-bid-hide-embarrassing-information.html |title=MPs and their staff make 10,000 changes to Wikipedia pages in bid to hide embarrassing information &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=March 9, 2012 |accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>

In March 2012, a British non-profit journalism organization called the [[Bureau of Investigative Journalism]] uncovered that members of the UK Parliament or their staff had made almost 10,000 edits to Wikipedia, and that almost one in six members of Parliament had had their Wikipedia article edited from IP addresses tracing back to Parliament.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wikipedia |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9132758/MPs-Wikipedia-pages-changed-from-inside-Parliament.html |title=MPs Wikipedia pages 'changed from inside Parliament' |publisher=Telegraph |date=March 9, 2012|accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>  Many of the edits removed unflattering details from during the controversy over parliamentary expense accounts.<ref name=bureauuk>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/03/09/wikipedia-bob-crow-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-notable-djs/ |title=Wikipedia: ‘Bob Crow, The Lord of the Rings and Notable DJs’: TBIJ |publisher=Thebureauinvestigates.com |accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Eddie Wrenn |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2112616/MPs-staff-make-10-000-changes-Wikipedia-pages-bid-hide-embarrassing-information.html |title=MPs and their staff make 10,000 changes to Wikipedia pages in bid to hide embarrassing information &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=March 9, 2012 |accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>

==[[Gibraltar]]==

==[[Gibraltar]]==

The small Welsh town of Monmouth, hired Roger Bamkin who was a trustee of Wikimedia UK and the former chairman of its board.  This became a model for a larger project funded by the Government of Gilbralter.  Although his primary task was to post QR codes around those locations to link to Wikipedia articles, he also edited articles relating to Gibraltar and Monmouth on the English Wikipedia.  The [[Wikimedia Foundation]] and its UK chapter launched a joint investigation of this conflict of interest on September 28, and Bamkin has resigned as a trustee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-ethics-probe-roger-bamkin/|title=

The small Welsh town of Monmouth hired Roger Bamkin who was a trustee of Wikimedia UK and the former chairman of its board.  This became a model for a larger project funded by the Government of Gilbraltar.  Although his primary task was to post QR codes around those locations to link to Wikipedia articles, he also edited articles relating to Gibraltar and Monmouth on the English Wikipedia.  The [[Wikimedia Foundation]] and its UK chapter launched a joint investigation of this conflict of interest on September 28, and Bamkin resigned as a trustee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-ethics-probe-roger-bamkin/|title=

Wikipedia parent launches ethics probe into influence peddling scandal|date=October 3, 2012|work=Daily Dot|accessdate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>

Wikipedia parent launches ethics probe into influence peddling scandal|date=October 3, 2012|work=Daily Dot|accessdate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>