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Re:Craig Newmark donates $500k to reduce harassment on Wikip... by mysterypie on Thursday January 26, 2017 @11:16PM (#13497673)
It's an interesting list, but I can understand Wikipedia not wanting it.

Somebody somewhere is maintaining the official list. If you start a new bank, you can just make up your own Issuer Identification Number and expect to interoperate with the rest of the financial industry. Since someone somewhere has a official list, Wikipedia should publish or link to that official list.

I suppose if the official list is "secret" or unpublished, then the question is trickier. Even in that case, I think the best option would be for Wikipedia to offer an external link to someone compiling or maintaining such a list.

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Re:Craig Newmark donates $500k to reduce harassment on Wikip... by mysterypie on Friday January 27, 2017 @01:44AM (#13498197)
Uh, too late to edit my comment above, but I meant to say, "If you start a new bank, you CAN'T just make up your own Issuer Identification Number and expect to interoperate with the rest of the financial industry."
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