Michael Peel wrote:
- Wikipedia was launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, not by Ward
Cunningham and Richard Stallman.
True, but this is Wikipedia's fault. "The pioneering concept and technology of Wiki comes from Ward Cunningham, the concept of a free online encyclopedia from Richard Stallman. It was formally launched on 15 January 2001." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wikipedia
Err ... it's Wikipedia's fault if hurried journalists today do nothing but research on it and misinterpret what they find? Puh-lease. To get from that to "It was formally launched on January 15 in 2001 by Ward Cunningham and Richard Stallman" you need to do plenty of miscomprehension exercises. Remember: hacks get _paid_ to do this work, often quite large sums, and (in the UK) are supposed to spend time learning the importance of getting the facts straight. Not copying-and-pasting, and then mangling the sense. They have subeditors who are _paid_ to do the mangling.
Charles