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With more than twice the number of edits than any other contributor, Ken Mampel has a reasonable case to call himself the principle Hurricane Sandy Wikipedia editor. However, problems can arise when a single man — particularly one that denies the existence of global warming — takes charge of such a large page. Mempel took it upon himself to delete any mention of global warming from the entry, and was successful in keeping the article global warming-free until the evening of November 1st. Popular Science profiles Mempel, revealing a man obsessed with accuracy, speed, and grammar, who unfortunately let his personal views obscure the impartial truth that Wikipedia is supposed to stand for. After much discussion between editors, a two line mention of global warming now resides in the Meteorological history section of the Hurricane Sandy page.
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