On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Nathan nawrich@gmail.com wrote:
Whether the article was accurate or not is important, but not the larger point. Our biographies of living people, folks with families and careers, can become the major reference on their lives - so our vigilance on these articles is of extreme real world importance. This event is a very good example of that principle.
That's how I read it as well. This is a real-world example of an Wikipedia article apparently having a real-world impact, which underscores once again the importance of getting these things right. We don't exist in a bubble.
-Luna