[WikiEN-l] Using Wikipedia to out pseudonymous Erwin James, Guardian writ...

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In a message dated 4/24/2009 3:19:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
thomas.dalton at gmail.com writes:

> Mr  "Brown" shot his wife on 13 Aug 2006 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  She died  
on
> the way to the hospital leaving him with three teen-aged  boys.
>
> John Smith shot his wife on 13 Aug 2006 in Lincoln,  Nebraska.  She died 
on
> the way to the hospital leaving him with  three teen-aged boys.
>
> Trivial?  I would say it's  trivial.

I wouldn't. It's hardly unheard of for two people to shoot  their wives
in the same city on the same day. That's pretty strong evidence  that
they are the same person, but it is far from  100%.>>
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You trivialize the example by ignoring it's completeness.  He didn't  just 
shoot his wife.
As contributors we have to be able to recognize when two things are the  
same thing.  That is part of our discernment.  The identity equation  is a 
trivial observation.  It's the most trivial we can make.
 
Will Johnson
 
 

 
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