Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Wikipedia editor hoax

Did you see the article on the front page of today's Courier-Journal about Wikipedia? It says that a volunteer editor for Wikipedia lied about his background and education. He resigned from his position after it was discovered.
I personally don't see why his credentials matter at all. If he is an editor that has been trusted to correct and maintain the validity of the entries, why does he need a degree? Thats the beauty of the internet, so what if he is only 24? The internet doesn't care about your age, only how well you communicate and get the job done.
My only problem is that he misled people as to his identity and background. I don't like people who lie, but he was apparently good at what he did.

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