[WikiEN-l] Lawsuit Prank - on Google News

[Andrew Gray]

On 24/07/06, Jim <trodel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Did anyone else catch this news article:
>
> *Catholic* high school sues over Wikipedia
> posting<http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=:ePkh8BM9E2IFGm_AAqJKDJhAVBKQAlsCZJcbMIKoVAMmmB1GAg4fPNt9N8h_CUvPO3Rqxpy5AEQnD14/0-0&fp=44c4f6b2e92f353a&ei=v77ERLDhFoGaHKza5YYC&url=http%3A//www.fremontneb.com/articles/2006/07/22/ap-state-ne/d8j16tdo0.txt&cid=0&sig2=651yd3EMEvoxXfo_JkdjHw>
> Fremont Tribune, NE - Jul 23, 2006
> OMAHA, Neb. - *Skutt* Catholic High School has filed a lawsuit over an edit
> posting on Wikipedia, the online, publicly compiled encyclopedia. *...* That
> opinion showed up in June on http://www.*wikipedia*.org. And
> *Skutt*officials say there have been three other objectionable entries
> since
> February. *...*
>
> The link is gone now but it still shows up on a google search:
> http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=mozclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&tab=wn&q=wikipedia+skutt&btnG=Search+News
> and on yahoo search
> http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=wikipedia+skutt&c=
>
> However, an article claiming it is from the AP wire still exists here:
> http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/jul/23/high_school_sues_over_wikipedia_posting/?state_regional

It was in the city newspaper - there's a link from the talk page of the article.

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- Andrew Gray
  andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk