The idea of Wikipedia is great in theory. People with knowledge of a specific thing, can write the definitions for that thing and his/her peers can correct any mistakes or clarify points. In a perfect world, this would result in concise and accurate definitions, however human nature being what it is, the yobbo factor gets in the way and accuracy goes out the window.

According to www.playfuls.com, a pro golfer by the name of Fuzzy Zoeller, is suing a Miami education consulting firm called “Josef Silny & Associates” because the computer that was used to edit his entry in Wikipedia was located in the their offices.

The lesson here would appear to be two fold;
1. Don’t believe everything you read on Wikipedia, and if you’re the subject of a post, try not to take it too seriously.
2. Don’t assume you can post anonymously to a Wiki because the chances are, you can be traced unless you really know your way around the dark side of networking and the Internet. The same would go for blogs and Forums.

This article was posted on Monday, February 26th, 2007 at 10:09 am