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Dustup at the MnPublius Corral

Mediation points us to a bare-knuckle internet brawl that he describes as "a thread worthy of MNSpeak" (but we're so civil!). MnPublius had posted a story detailing Rep. Mark Olson's former campaign manager Mark Swanson "cleaning up" Olson's Wikipedia page. Swanson responded in the comments, and the fun began.

4 Reader Comments

Jared (not verified)12:47pm
Jun 4

Pop-up ads? Oh no you di-in't.

aliecat  url12:49pm
Jun 4

Bitch fight!!!

Avidor01:52pm
Jun 4

Olson fired his lawyer (again) delayed his trial (again). Story over at SC Times. SC Times comments HERE.

swanny1202:23pm
Jun 20

After some extensive effort by Wikipedia editors and admins, this seems to have ended with Avidor's noted COI (and a much more neutral entry). I advise caution to any of his future edits.

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