[WikiEN-l] "Wicked-pedia" in today's Daily Mail

[Blu Aardvark]

Oh, for crying out loud. The author is complaining about libel that 
existed in a Wikipedia article about her. It lasted for 3 days before it 
was noted by a "friend" of hers and she reverted it herself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petronella_Wyatt&diff=122260623&oldid=121475872

Actually, some of the vandalism was older than that, FOURTEEN days:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petronella_Wyatt&diff=prev&oldid=118696742

The author had a legitimate complaint. Wikipedia contained libel against 
herself which was missed entirely by Wikipedia editors and processes.

Let's not attack the author or the paper for once again pointing out one 
of Wikipedia's core problems.

James Farrar wrote:
> On 23/04/07, Gary Kirk <gary.kirk at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Someone pointed this out to me so I thought I'd share it. I can't find
>> it online yet - it's more of a feature so maybe it won't be. Page
>> fifteen of today's DM is an article by [[Petronella Wyatt]] - she
>> created the article herself back in December. Basically a moan piece
>> on the back of Alan Johnson's remarks. Larry Sanger is now called
>> 'Jerry' and Wikipedia has 'employees'. Seems she spoke to or attempted
>> to speak to Jimmy about vandalism on her article, threatening to sue.
>>     
>
> You know you've made it big in the UK when you get a hit piece in that
> odious little rag.
>
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