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Wikipedia Editing Patterns: WMSCOG Article (November 2025)

Analysis of November 2025 Wikipedia editing activity on the World Mission Society Church of God article, documenting content disputes and revisions.

Wikipedia editing activity can provide insight into how organizations and their supporters engage with public information. This analysis documents all substantive edits to the World Mission Society Church of God (WMSCOG) Wikipedia article during November 2025, based on publicly available revision history.

Methodology

This analysis reviews the public edit history of the Wikipedia article "World Mission Society Church of God" for November 2025. All information is derived from Wikipedia's publicly accessible revision history, which is available to anyone at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Mission_Society_Church_of_God&action=history

Data Sources:

  • Wikipedia public revision history
  • Wikipedia diff comparison tool
  • Publicly displayed editor usernames and IP addresses
  • Edit summaries provided by editors

Timestamps: All times are in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) as displayed by Wikipedia.

Privacy Note: This analysis uses only publicly available information. No private data about editors was accessed. Editors are identified only by their public Wikipedia usernames or IP addresses as displayed on Wikipedia.

Edit Summary Statistics

November 2025 Wikipedia Activity:

  • Total substantive edits reviewed: 14
  • Time period: November 3-23, 2025
  • Content dispute incidents: 2 major episodes
  • Reverted edits: 5
  • Maintenance/cleanup edits: 4
  • Editor types: Mix of registered users and unregistered (IP address) editors

November 3, 2025: Content Dispute Episode

Timeline of Events

A series of edits occurred on November 3, 2025, involving attempts to modify the article's characterization of WMSCOG and subsequent reversions by Wikipedia editors.

03:45 UTC - Edit by user "Jgal426"

  • Removed content attributing "cult" designation to external sources
  • Added text stating: "This church is not a cult but the true church established by God Elohim"
  • Modified infobox classification
  • Result: Reverted

03:46 UTC - Reversion by user "Nil NZ"

  • Restored previous version
  • Edit summary cited Wikipedia policies: WP:NPOV (Neutral Point of View) and WP:RS (Reliable Sources)

03:48 UTC - Edit by user "Jgal426"

  • Added content: "Easter is a pagan festival that's disguised as a Christian feast"
  • Result: Reverted

03:54 UTC - Edit by user "Jgal426"

  • Removed 803 bytes of sourced content
  • Removed references to cult designation
  • Tagged with "references removed"
  • Result: Reverted

04:18 UTC - Final reversion by user "Nil NZ"

  • Restored article to stable version
  • Edit summary: "Wikipedia isn't calling it a cult. We are saying that others have called it a cult in reliable sources. Don't remove it because of your own personal opinion."

Analysis of November 3 Pattern

The editing sequence shows:

  1. Four edit attempts within 33 minutes by the same user
  2. Immediate reversions by an established Wikipedia editor
  3. Policy citations referencing Wikipedia's neutral point of view requirements

Wikipedia Policy Context:

Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View (NPOV) policy requires that controversial claims be attributed to reliable sources rather than stated as encyclopedic fact. The phrase "Ex-members and several individuals have called it a cult" attributes this characterization to external sources rather than asserting it as Wikipedia's position.

Source: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view

November 17-18, 2025: Promotional Language Cleanup

November 17, 2025

03:35 UTC - User "Wackogamer123"

  • Added {{weasel inline}} and {{citation needed}} tags to the "Evangelism and recruitment" section
  • Tags flagged subjective language lacking source attribution
  • Edit summary: "Added disclaimers attached to weasel wording/uncited statements"

05:36 UTC - Bot "AnomieBOT"

  • Added dates to maintenance tags: {{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}
  • Automated maintenance edit

Wikipedia Context: "Weasel words" are phrases that make claims appear authoritative without attribution, such as "some people say" or "it is widely believed." Wikipedia's Manual of Style discourages their use.

November 18, 2025

21:23 UTC - User editing from IP ~2025-34685-24

  • Removed 784 bytes from "Evangelism and recruitment" section
  • Removed phrases: "large scale investment in charity," "unique feature," "spares no expense"
  • Retained sourced, verifiable content (2016 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service)
  • Edit summary: "Removed subjective wording and content (ie: 'large scale' investment in charity), removed unrelated text about the organisation's internal affairs (which was also without citation)."
  • Tagged: "references removed"

23:24 UTC - Minor classification adjustment

  • 10 byte change to denomination field

Analysis of Cleanup Edits

The sequence shows Wikipedia's standard content review process:

  1. Tagging phase: Editors identify problematic content with maintenance tags
  2. Review period: Tags remain visible to alert other editors
  3. Resolution: Content is either sourced properly or removed

The removal of promotional language ("spares no expense," "unique feature") while retaining verifiable facts (Queen's Award) demonstrates Wikipedia's preference for neutral, sourced content over subjective descriptions.

November 23, 2025: "1988 Doomsday Prophecy" Section

Edit Attempt and Immediate Reversion

13:32 UTC - User editing from IP ~2025-35635-82

  • Added 1,941 bytes to "1988 doomsday prophecy" section
  • Edit summary: "→1988 doomsday prophecy: fixed typo"
  • Tagged: "Reverted," "possibly inaccurate edit summary," "Mobile edit"

13:33 UTC - Reversion by user "Notcharizard" (1 minute later)

  • Removed the 1,941-byte addition
  • Edit summary: "Reverted edits by ~2025-35635-82 (talk): please use the talk page (WP:TPHELP) or be bold and fix the problem"
  • Tool used: Huggle (anti-vandalism tool)

Context on the Section

The "1988 doomsday prophecy" section of the Wikipedia article documents historical claims by WMSCOG founder Ahn Sahng-hong regarding predictions about the year 1988. This section has been part of the article's documented history since its early development.

Observation: An addition of 1,941 bytes (approximately 300-400 words) substantially exceeds what would typically be characterized as a "typo fix." The edit summary description did not match the scale of the content change.

Reference and Formatting Maintenance (November 23)

Later on November 23, user "Dl2000" performed a series of technical maintenance edits:

23:51 UTC

  • Cleaned up reference parameters
  • Added 84 bytes of formatting improvements

23:54 UTC

  • Fixed a malformed reference (+6 bytes)

23:55 UTC

  • Additional reference cleanup (-488 bytes)
  • Normalized date formatting
  • Fixed references in "Stained glass windows" subsection

These edits represent routine Wikipedia maintenance to ensure proper citation formatting and consistency.

Editor Activity Analysis

Registered vs. Unregistered Editors

November 2025 editing breakdown:

  • Registered editors with established histories: Performed reversions and maintenance
  • Newly registered or unregistered (IP) editors: Made disputed content additions
  • Automated bots: Performed date-stamping and formatting tasks

Edit Patterns

The data shows:

  1. Content disputes primarily involved unregistered or newly registered accounts
  2. Reversions were performed by established editors with extensive Wikipedia edit histories
  3. Maintenance work was split between experienced editors and automated bots

Note: Wikipedia edit history shows an editor's contribution count and account age, helping the community assess editor experience. This information is publicly displayed for transparency.

Wikipedia Policy Framework

Understanding Wikipedia's policies helps contextualize the editing activity observed:

Neutral Point of View (NPOV)

Wikipedia requires articles to present information neutrally, attributing controversial claims to sources rather than stating them as fact.

Example: "Ex-members have called it a cult" (attributed) vs. "It is a cult" (assertion)

Source: WP:NPOV

Verifiability and Reliable Sources

Wikipedia requires information to be verifiable through reliable, published sources. Unsourced claims or claims based solely on the subject's own materials may be removed.

Source: WP:VERIFIABILITY

Conflict of Interest

Wikipedia discourages editing by people with close connections to article subjects. Connected editors are expected to use talk pages to suggest changes rather than editing directly.

Source: WP:COI

Comparison to Typical Wikipedia Editing

To provide context, here's how WMSCOG article activity compares to typical Wikipedia patterns:

Common Wikipedia Patterns:

  • Content disputes followed by reversions: Normal
  • Quick reverts of policy-violating edits: Normal
  • Maintenance tag addition followed by content cleanup: Normal
  • Bot-assisted date stamping: Normal
  • Multiple edit attempts by same editor after reversions: Less common
  • Large additions described as "typo fixes": Unusual

Article Protection Status

As of this review, the WMSCOG Wikipedia article is:

  • Not fully protected (open to editing by all users)
  • Subject to standard Wikipedia review processes
  • Monitored by established editors

Some controversial articles receive "semi-protection" (requiring account registration) or "full protection" (allowing only experienced editors). The WMSCOG article has not required this level of protection.

Resource Notes

About This Resource: This Wikipedia monitoring report follows journalistic standards of accuracy, attribution, and transparency. Our goal is to provide families and researchers with factual analysis of publicly available information about WMSCOG.

Key Takeaways

November 2025 Wikipedia editing activity on the WMSCOG article showed:

  1. Two major content dispute episodes involving removal of attributed criticism and addition of first-person religious content
  2. Rapid community response with edits reverted within minutes to hours
  3. Standard maintenance processes including tagging, cleanup, and formatting
  4. Successful application of Wikipedia's neutral point of view policies

Wikipedia's public edit history allows researchers, families, and interested parties to observe how information about organizations is maintained, disputed, and resolved through community consensus and policy application.

For families researching WMSCOG, this analysis demonstrates:

  • How information about the organization appears in neutral encyclopedic sources
  • The active nature of content disputes on the Wikipedia article
  • The importance of consulting multiple sources when researching any organization

Readers can verify any claims in this report by:

  1. Visiting the article history page
  2. Clicking "diff" next to any edit to see changes
  3. Reviewing editor usernames and edit summaries
  4. Consulting Wikipedia's own policy pages

Transparency and Limitations

What This Analysis Can Determine: Which edits were made and when, whether edits were reverted and why (based on edit summaries), general patterns in editing behavior, and how edits align with Wikipedia policies.

What This Analysis Cannot Determine: The identity or motivation of individual editors, whether editors are connected to any organization, internal Wikipedia discussions not in public edit history, or future editing patterns.

Verification: All analysis is based on publicly accessible Wikipedia data. We do not use private information, speculation, or unsourced claims.

Related Resources

Corrections Policy: If you identify factual errors in this analysis, please contact us at research@highcontrolgroups.com. We will review all corrections requests and update content as needed with clear notation of changes.

Frequency: We plan to publish monthly Wikipedia monitoring reports to document editing patterns over time.

Next Report: December 2025 Wikipedia editing activity will be analyzed in early January 2026.

Sources Cited

  1. Wikipedia - World Mission Society Church of God - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Mission_Society_Church_of_God
  2. Wikipedia Edit History - WMSCOG Article - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Mission_Society_Church_of_God&action=history
  3. Wikipedia:Neutral Point of View Policy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view
  4. Wikipedia:Verifiability Policy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability
  5. Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest Guideline - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest