Wikipedia Abuse Will Not Go Unpunished
A fellow Nashvillian tries getting cute on the Internet's best source of information and gets caught.
Chase's defense?
Well, Wikipedia can only be used as a serious reference tool if the Wikipedia community can police goobers who post false information in our beloved open-source encyclopedia.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- A man who posted false information on an online encyclopedia linking a prominent journalist to the Kennedy assassinations says he was playing a trick on a co-worker.
Brian Chase, 38, ended up resigning from his job and apologizing to John Seigenthaler Sr., the former publisher of the Tennessean newspaper and founding editorial director of USA Today.
Chase's defense?
Chase said he didn't know the free Internet encyclopedia called Wikipedia was used as a serious reference tool.
Well, Wikipedia can only be used as a serious reference tool if the Wikipedia community can police goobers who post false information in our beloved open-source encyclopedia.
posted by Tinley | 3:36 AM
2 Comments:
talk about "ooops, i should have known better"
not excited about him loosing his job, that seems extreme. however, as with anything, there are probably underlying reasons for the act & the firing
Please help me with 'Singapur' in Wikipedia Spain, please, please
Wikipedia Spain have delete last modifies to the link 'Singapur' and my discusion. I have the yesterday screenshots. I need help for this, many people are involve in this matter so dark. When I upload the screenshots? Please, help me.
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