THE SMOKING QUILL | APRIL 25, 2025

Does Wikipedia Hate Filipinos?

Colonial Gatekeeping, Digital Defamation & the War on Ophir

For years, the theory that the Philippines may be the ancient land of Ophir was dismissed as fringe. But what happens when evidence builds, maps align, and centuries-old records consistently point to Luzon, Mindanao, and the surrounding islands as the "Golden Isles" of antiquity?

The reaction? Not scholarly engagement—but censorship.

Welcome to the new face of colonial bias: Wikipedia.

A Quiet Edit, A Loud Message

On April 12, 2025, a subtle but telling edit was made to the Wikipedia page on Ophir. Prior to this, the page referenced the Philippines—albeit weakly—as a possible location for the biblical land of gold. It even cited Spanish Document No. 98 from the Seville Archives, which provides a sailing route from Africa to the Philippines via the Strait of Malacca.

Then—without any new academic citation or scholarly dispute—everything changed.

The Philippines were replaced with "Ryukyu Islands", and a misleading map of Indonesia was inserted. Worse, the page was altered to accuse Congressman Danilo Fernandez of “misrepresenting” Ophir—falsely implying a sitting Philippine lawmaker was spreading misinformation. This was not an update; it was an ambush. And it's a direct violation of Wikipedia’s neutrality policies and likely the law.

Behind the Edit: Gatekeeping in Plain Sight

This wasn't an isolated error.

The Talk Page shows a premeditated effort to suppress the Philippines-Ophir theory. As early as 2019, a user named "Nightvisiongoggles" wrote:

“Watch out for the Filipinos… A YouTube channel (The God Culture) has been spreading the Philippines-Ophir myth… It may be wise to restrict editing before they drop by.”

This editor called the theory “malicious,” labeled Filipino researchers as deceptive, and advocated preemptive bans. That's not “academic caution”—that’s hate speech and defamation. And it directly violates Wikipedia’s policies against bias, harassment, and editorial manipulation.

Banned Without a Word

Attempts to respond or correct these actions were met not with dialogue—but blocks. Multiple IP bans have been applied to prevent any contribution from The God Culture or its researchers:

• Comcast IPs blocked by L235

• Cellular data blocked by Lofty Abyss

• VPN connections blocked by ST47

These bans span through 2027, despite no recent edit attempts. The listed reason? “Disruptive editing.” Yet no such edits exist.

This is not editorial oversight. It is deliberate preemption. The goal is clear: silence the Philippine narrative before it can be presented.

Colonial Double Standards

Other locations like India, East Africa, and Sri Lanka are still listed in the article—despite no direct ancient sources, maps, or documents to support them.

Why is only the Philippines held to such scrutiny? Why is only the Filipino voice censored?

And let us be clear: The God Culture is not solely Filipino. But the attacks always target Filipinos. Why?

Document 98 & the Real Evidence

Spanish Government Document No. 98 lays it out plainly: a navigational route from Africa to Ophir—via India, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulu, China, Mindanao and Luzon. The "Lequios" islands referenced are known in Spanish-era texts to refer to the northern Philippines—not the Ryukyus.

Ancient and pre-colonial maps agree:

• Behaim’s 1492 Globe: Labels Luzon as Zipangu and Chryse.

• Columbus' Writings: Places Ophir, Zipangu, and the Golden Isles between 10–22°N—squarely within Philippine waters.

• Ptolemy’s Map (corrected by Magellan and Columbus): Places Cattigara at 12–13°N (Samar–Leyte), and maps Chryse and Argyre east of India—again, aligning with the Philippines.

• Al-Idrisi (1154): Maps Sabadibae (Saba or Sheba Isle) and Suvarnadvipa (Sanskrit for "Island of Gold")—names synonymous with the Philippines.

• Robert de Vaugondy's 1752 Map: Shows Sabadibae and Maniola—in the Philippines.

None of these sources refer to the Ryukyu Islands. And none of them support Indonesia as “Ophir.” These changes aren’t just mistaken—they’re deliberate disinformation.

The Smoking Gun: Talk Page & Wikipedia Abuse

From the racist thread titled “Watch out for the Filipinos”, to anonymous editors erasing sources and misrepresenting congressional testimony, to multiple administrative bans across devices, this is a coordinated suppression campaign.

Even more disturbingly:

• Multiple usernames display identical language patterns.

• Edits and Talk Page moderation show signs of sockpuppeting.

• The user who likely made the change to the page is potentially the same Wikipedia moderator enforcing the bans.

If true, this is abuse of power, clear editorial bias, and defamation.

A Final Word to Wikipedia

This blog post, along with a full legal complaint, is being submitted to:

• The Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team

• The NBI Cybercrime Division (Philippines)

• The FBI Cyber Division (United States)

The case includes:

• Screenshots and timestamps of every edit

• IP address WHOIS records

• Talk Page defamation logs

• Peer-reviewed and historical map data

• Evidence of Wikipedia user abuse and systemic bias

This is not a debate about belief. This is about fact, freedom of contribution, and the unlawful suppression of information based on race and origin. Failure to act and comply to your own standards and the law will be met with swift action and zero tolerance as this is in violation.

Torch the Fog. Reclaim the Truth.

The ancient names—Ophir, Zipangu, Argyre, Sabadibae, Cattigara, Iabadee—belong to the Philippines, just as the maps, documents, and eyewitnesses attest.

Wikipedia says it’s “the encyclopedia anyone can edit.”

That is, unless you're Filipino.

We are not asking anymore. We are documenting everything. And we are taking this to the world.

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Yah Bless,

The God Culture Team