Wikipedia Source For 'New Yorker' A Fraud
WebProNews, KY - 25 minutes ago
The anonymous Wikipedia administrator cited extensively in an article about the online encyclopedia has been found to be less than he seemed. ...

The anonymous Wikipedia administrator cited extensively in an article about the online encyclopedia has been found to be less than he seemed. Essjay's user page on Wikipedia has this to say about contributing to the site: "I used to contribute a lot to theology articles; I don't anymore because I found that I could be of better use elsewhere. Should you run across a theology contribution ...

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Wikipedia 101: Check your sources
CNET News.com, CA - 1 hour ago
A few months back, The New Yorker published a long piece about online encyclopedia Wikipedia. This week, the magazine ran an editors' note detailing a ...

Blog: A few months back, The New Yorker published a long piece about online encyclopedia Wikipedia. This week, the magazine ran...

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THE NEW YORKER magazine has uncovered a bit of dirt on one the grand pooh-bahs of Wikipedia.

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Wikipedia 'expert' lied about qualifications
Inquirer, UK - 1 hour ago
By Nick Farrell: Thursday 01 March 2007, 15:26. THE NEW YORKER magazine has uncovered a bit of dirt on one the grand pooh-bahs of Wikipedia. ...

Hardly a month goes by without some new dustup involving Wikipedia — either because someone edited their own entry, or because someone bitched about not being able to edit their own entry, or because someone paid someone else to edit an entry. The latest brouhaha concerns a New Yorker piece that quoted a senior Wikipedia administrator named Essjay, a person described as a tenured professor ...

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Wikipedia Source For 'New Yorker' A Fraud
WebProNews, KY - Feb 28, 2007
The anonymous Wikipedia administrator cited extensively in an article about the online encyclopedia has been found to be less than he seemed. ...

Wikipedia: did one of its admins lie?
iTWire, Australia - 27 minutes ago
By Alex Zaharov-Reutt. Looks like one of Wikipedia’s admins has told some porkies about his qualifications, but instead of outrage it’s all been swept under ...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=ZS3kpCTujoIJ&imgurl=www.bit-tech.net/news_images/wiki_manager_lied_about_background/article_img.jpg width=79 height=66 alt="" border=1>Wikipedia manager lied about background
bit-tech.net, UK - 8 minutes ago
As wonderful as Wikipedia can be as a source of information, it doesn't always have the greatest track record for credibility. Articles can be written from ...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=ZS3kpCTujoIJ&imgurl=www.bit-tech.net/news_images/wiki_manager_lied_about_background/article_img.jpg width=79 height=66 alt="" border=1>Wikipedia manager lied about background
bit-tech.net, UK - 1 hour ago
As wonderful as Wikipedia can be as a source of information, it doesn't always have the greatest track record for credibility. Articles can be written from ...

Bogus Wikipedia Prof. was blessed then promoted
Register, UK - 1 hour ago
By Andrew Orlowski → More by this author. It's been a busy week for the pipeline that connects the consensus-reality wonderland of Wikipedia with Planet ...

The Counterfactual History ManIt's been a busy week for the pipeline that connects the consensus-reality wonderland of Wikipedia with Planet Earth.…

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Bogus Wikipedia Prof. was blessed then promoted
Register, UK - 20 hours ago
By Andrew Orlowski → More by this author. It's been a busy week for the pipeline that connects the consensus-reality wonderland of Wikipedia with Planet ...

Controversy Emanates Over Fake Editor On Wikipedia
All Headline News - 15 minutes ago
St. Petersburg, FL (AHN) - Collaborative Internet encyclopedia site, Wikipedia, has been hit by controversy after one of its editors used fake credentials. ...

In a blink, the wisdom of the crowd became the fury of the crowd.

In the past few days, contributors to Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia, have turned against one of their own who was found to have created an elaborate false identity.



http://ZenAid.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/0...inst-ex-editor-

Wikipedia ‘Prof’ Is A Fraudster
The Statesman, India - 40 minutes ago
NEW YORK, March 6: Wikipedia has been thrown into one of its biggest crises after a twenty something student from Kentucky posed as a professor of religious ...

A volunteer Wikipedia editor who claimed to be a professor with doctorates in religion has resigned, admitting to being a 24-year-old Kentucky college ...

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In the past few days, contributors to Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia, have turned against one of their own who was found to have created an elaborate false identity.

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Blog: The online free encyclopedia Wikipedia has asked one of its most prolific editors to resign after the revelation that he wasn't...

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""Wikipedia is built on (among other things) twin pillars of trust and tolerance. The integrity of the project depends on the core community being passionate about quality and integrity, so that we can trust each other. The harmony of our work depends ""



http://reactionary.newsvine.com/_news/2007...834-wikiscandal

A prominent editor at Wikipedia might not be what he says
7Online.com, NY - 14 minutes ago
(3/06/07) - Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, which allows anyone in the world to contribute and edit content, has found itself in the midst of another ...

Wikipedia is in the mist of a scandal involving a prominent editor who forged his credentials and faked having a doctorate.

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Wikipedia's 'bogus' editor ousted
Freelance UK, UK - 17 minutes ago
The prospect of editors on Wikipedia having to prove their credentials before they can contribute to the online encyclopaedia has gained new momentum. ...

Wikipedia Scandal: Editor's Credentials Faked
abc7news.com, CA - 4 hours ago
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN. Mar. 16 - Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, which allows anyone in the world to contribute and edit content, has found itself in the ...

A man who had claimed to have theology doctorates and worked as a volunteer Wikipedia editor has resigned from his post ...

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Contributor scandal rocks Wikipedia
Computing, UK - 11 minutes ago
A recent scandal involving the fabricated identity of a Wikipedia editor is causing some to rethink the way in which user-driven sites should evaluate ...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=C5je0mSGlAcJ&imgurl=www.p2pnet.net/images/globe.jpg width=80 height=77 alt="" border=1>Wikipedia prof was a 'fake'
p2pnet.net, Canada - 18 minutes ago
A professor with degrees in theology and canon law, one of the Wikipedia's "most prolific contributors and editors" who'd contributed to an estimated 20000 ...

Wikipedia Editor Out After False Credentials Revealed
FOX News - 14 minutes ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A volunteer editor for the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia resigned after his credentials were exposed as fictitious. ...

Credibility Issues Surround Wikipedia
Howard University The Hilltop (subscription), DC - 17 minutes ago
Students like junior political science major Lamar Flanders often visit Wikipedia.org to help with research. The Web site allows subscribers in the global ...

Wikipedia Editor Out After False Credentials Revealed
FOX News - 3 hours ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A volunteer editor for the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia resigned after his credentials were exposed as fictitious. ...

Phony Prof Triggers Wikipedia Uproar
TechNewsWorld, CA - 1 hour ago
By Erika Morphy. A 24-year-old Wikipedia editor who monitored the site's content falsely portrayed himself as a tenured professor of religion and lied about ...

One of the editors in charge of monitoring Wikipedia's content has been discovered to be a fraud. EssJay, whom the site had assumed was working under a false name for privacy, had presented himself as a tenured professor of religion with expertise in canon law. However, it has been revealed that EssJay actually is a 24-year-old named Ryan Jordan who doesn't have any higher education ...

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Editor scandal rocks Wikipedia
National Post, Canada - 22 minutes ago
The anonymous user-driven encyclopedia Wikipedia is struggling to regain people's trust after one of its most trusted and prolific editors, who claimed to ...

Editor scandal rocks Wikipedia
Canada.com, Canada - 17 minutes ago
The anonymous user-driven encyclopedia Wikipedia is struggling to regain people's trust after one of its most trusted and prolific editors, who claimed to ...

The aftermath of another scandal is spurring rule changes at Wikipedia. The online wiki-based encyclopedia is taking steps to prevent posters from claiming to be someone they are not. People who boast prestigious credentials will now have to reveal their identities in their posts, according to news reports.

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Fake Professor Scandal Hits Wikipedia
CIO Today, CA - 14 minutes ago
By Jennifer LeClaire. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is reportedly planning to tighten the reins on anonymous postings following the discovery that a ...

Fake Professor Scandal Hits Wikipedia
Top Tech News, CA - 19 minutes ago
By Jennifer LeClaire. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is reportedly planning to tighten the reins on anonymous postings following the discovery that a ...

NEW YORK: A prominent Wikipedia editor who claimed to be a professor of theology and wrote and edited thousands of articles on the website turned out to be a college dropout living in Kentucky.

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