- Well, it is official. The Church of Scientology is no longer able to edit Wikipedia as an entity. I am sure individual members are going to take it upon themselves to do so anyway, but institutionally, Scientology is barred from editing pages from their various IP address. I wish I could take credit for this, even in the slightest, but this was already in motion since December. Perhaps this will signal a change at Wikipedia, as this is the first time an organization has been banned rather than individual users, and we all know there are some pretty big organizations that are making changes themselves, so in the end, this may signal a shift towards increased reliability and less bias for the site.
- I was over at Quit Your Day Job yesterday leaving some comments about his latest Podcast, and I noticed a particular item, which if true, is just awesome. Apparently Bill Murray wouldn't agree to sign up for Ghostbusters 3 (which starts filming this winter) unless Ernie Hudson got a bigger part. To me, that is an awesome show of solidarity for him to make. It reminds me of some of those stories I read about sports with salary caps like football where a star player renegotiates their contract so they get less money so the team can keep another veteran player.
- Richard Dreyfuss is so incensed by what he perceives as a screwjob by the studio that made Jaws, he will not participate in any of the various anniversary events surrounding the movie unless they offer him some money as retroactive compensation for what he got paid in the first place. Now correct me if I am wrong, but part of me really wonders if he would have had the same Hollywood opportunities if he hadn't done the movie. I have some grave doubts about that. I mean, starring in one of the first blockbusters definitely has its advantages, especially when you end up working with someone who casts you a few more times in high exposure films. I get that he is semi-retired, but part of me thinks he is being overly greedy about this.
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