出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/22 21:06 UTC 版)
WikiScanner (also known as Wikipedia Scanner) is a tool which consists of a publicly searchable database that links millions of anonymous edits on the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia to the organizations where those edits apparently originated, by cross-referencing the edits with data on the owners of the associated block of IP addresses. (WikiScanner does not work on edits made under a username.) It was created by Virgil Griffith and released on August 14, 2007. In his "WikiScanner FAQ" Griffith stated his belief that WikiScanner could help make Wikipedia more reliable for controversial topics. Griffith also indicated that he had never been employed by the Wikimedia Foundation and said his work on WikiScanner was "100% noncommercial."