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:It might also be related to a 2018 paper by the NIST which included a flowchart to explain why you didn't need a blockchain [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2018/NIST.IR.8202.pdf] (Flowchart on page 42) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.134|162.158.126.134]] 00:42, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
 
:It might also be related to a 2018 paper by the NIST which included a flowchart to explain why you didn't need a blockchain [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2018/NIST.IR.8202.pdf] (Flowchart on page 42) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.134|162.158.126.134]] 00:42, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
 
:Wikipedia really has no need to secure data changes, that's the definition of a wiki. Is there ANY benefit AT ALL to changing that? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.211.166|172.68.211.166]] 01:00, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
 
:Wikipedia really has no need to secure data changes, that's the definition of a wiki. Is there ANY benefit AT ALL to changing that? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.211.166|172.68.211.166]] 01:00, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
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::No, but according to blockchain enthusiasts, they have some sort of legal obligation to (in order to prevent piracy or illegal porn distribution, apparently). This is as ridiculous as it sounds. [[User:Probably not Douglas Hofstadter|Probably not Douglas Hofstadter]] ([[User talk:Probably not Douglas Hofstadter|talk]]) 01:23, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

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I wonder if this is inspired by Jimmy Wales mocking the idea that Wikipedia should use blockchain on Twitter the other day: [1] 162.158.214.88 22:56, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

It might also be related to a 2018 paper by the NIST which included a flowchart to explain why you didn't need a blockchain [2] (Flowchart on page 42) 162.158.126.134 00:42, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia really has no need to secure data changes, that's the definition of a wiki. Is there ANY benefit AT ALL to changing that? 172.68.211.166 01:00, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
No, but according to blockchain enthusiasts, they have some sort of legal obligation to (in order to prevent piracy or illegal porn distribution, apparently). This is as ridiculous as it sounds. Probably not Douglas Hofstadter (talk) 01:23, 13 February 2020 (UTC)