As far as I could tell, according to the article this delay is caused by the Covid pandemic.

True, but back then you could add anyone as a mod, he didn't "moderate it" but was a "moderator on it".
A minor but key difference that means he just didn't care about perverts or that he was a leader of perverts.

Why did this article even talk about dogs being used against the civil right protestors in the 1960s?

Reminds me of this skit! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXTt8MBTX2o

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Yeah, that would make sense, the publish delay could even be as short as a month for things like news, as their value comes from them being relevant.

They wouldn't be called out if they had left editorial notes, that is what the article is about.

This isn't exactly what you are looking for but it is really fun so I had to share: https://www.tor.com/2011/08/31/wikihistory/

the myriad of problems with this technology that are still unsolved to this day

Like what?

This will be me when the Cyberpuck DLC comes out.