Was Rep. Mark Olson's Wikipedia Page Edited by Resident Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute?

Wikipedia user TedFrank who claims to be "a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute" has joined MN GOP 6th CD Chair Mark Swanson in whitewashing Rep. Mark Olson's Wikipedia page.


Ken Avidor blogs about politicians and others who promoted Personal Rapid Transit and other gadgetbahn scams.

GOP 6th CD Chair's Wikipedia User Page Blanked

Someone with the IP address (208.38.99.19) has blanked Mark Swanson's Wikipedia user page.

The IP address traces to Big Lake, Minnesota.



Ken Avidor has written about Personal Rapid Transit and other gadgetbahn scams.

Did Dutch Company Anonymously Edit Wikipedia Personal Rapid Transit Page?

Looks like somebody from the Frog Company has anonymously edited the Wikipedia PRT page.

A look-up of the DNS # 193.173.31.50 reveals this info:

Ron Hiensch
Frog Navigation Systens B.V.
Cartesiusweg 120
3534BD Utrecht
The Netherlands

Frog has a new PRT page on its website that gives us some specs on its version of Personal Rapid Transit. This caught my eye:

Maximum speed: 40 km/h [25m/ph]

... and that's supposed to be "rapid"?

More about the history of Frog and PRT here.