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Monday September 10, 6:56 PMImperial Household Agency chides staffer for altering Wikipedia entry(Kyodo) _ The Imperial Household Agency has reprimanded an employee for deleting a line in an entry in the Wikipedia online encyclopedia critical of the agency, using a computer in the workplace, a senior agency official said Monday.Noriyuki Kazaoka, vice grand steward of the government agency overseeing official duties and other matters of the imperial family, said the employee, whose name was withheld, has been warned verbally. Kazaoka said the deletion concerned the Japanese-language entry on imperial tombs that referred to restrictions on access to, and excavating, them by researchers. The employee accessed the website using a computer of the agency and struck out a line that said, "There is a view that the Imperial Household Agency may be afraid that historical facts may be discovered that could shake the foundation of the imperial system," according to Kazaoka. The employee has been identified as the person came forward during the course of investigation by the agency following online reports alleging a range of entry alterations being made from computer networks of government ministries and agencies, which are allowed by Wikipedia. Kazaoka said the agency gave a "severe" verbal warning to the employee. "The use of personal computers for purposes other than administrative clerical work is banned," he said. On the deleted line, the agency official said, "The organization, not an individual, should make a judgment on what response to take, should there be any description that is evidently wrong." Kazaoka added that technical steps have been taken to prevent any further alterations in Wikipedia entries using agency computers. |
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