Seigenthaler Defamer Tracked Down.. Moron.

2005-12-16 00:00:00 -0500

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"A man in Nashville has admitted that, in trying to shock a colleague with a joke, he put false information into a Wikipedia entry about John Seigenthaler Sr., a former editor of The Tennessean in Nashville." - NY Times

"In a confessional letter to Mr. Seigenthaler, Mr. Chase said he thought Wikipedia was a "gag" Web site and that he had written the assassination tale to shock a co-worker, who knew of the Seigenthaler family and its illustrious history in Nashville." - NY Times

Of course you thought wikipedia was a gag site!  What a moron.  Ironically, Chase now has a Wikipedia entry.  (Currently under consideration for deletion.)

Wikipedia has some detractors: http://www.wikipedia-watch.org/

I'm not a purist when it comes to the "right" of anonymity of the internet.  In general, I think everyone should have to stand by what they say and do on the internet - as they should in "real life."  However, there are times when doing that can get you killed or put in jail.. even here..  Perhaps Wikipedia should work to get the users trust enough to privately manage identities.  I believe that Wikipedia has already placed restrictions such that only registered users can create new pages.

 

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iDuprey.com Was Down

2005-12-12 00:00:00 -0500

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iDuprey.com was down for several days due to a shutdown in the UPS.  I restarted the server after the failure, but I never checked that it was up.  It wasn't.  A subsequent reboot last night fixed it.  We're back online now.

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The Darker Side of Wikipedia

2005-12-02 00:00:00 -0500

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"Naturally, I want to unmask my "biographer." And, I am interested in letting many people know that Wikipedia is a flawed and irresponsible research tool." - USA Today

It seems that free-for-all wiki's work when there is enough interest on a topic.  I guess John Seigenthaler Sr. isn't interesting enough to merit peer review of his bioIts a troubling sign of the times when my "woobie" wikipedia entry is quickly rejected while Seigenthaler's grossly inaccurate biography lived for months!  :)

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How Could You NOT Love This Face!

2005-11-29 00:00:00 -0500

Where Have All The Woobies Gone?

2005-11-20 00:00:00 -0500

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Kids these days!  I was saddened to hear that our interns had no idea what a "woobie" was.  I was so shocked they didn't know what it was I tried to find it on Wikipedia.&

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