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[theweaselking]

Apparently, Limbaugh not only does all his research on Wikipedia, but lies about it and doesn't know that a "June 31" date on a Wikipedia citation is probably not legitimate.

For bonus points: The false information was added immediately before Limbaugh checked, and then deleted after.... by the same person in both cases. To a very specific Wiki entry. So this was a deliberate, targeted, prank.

Comments

[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

Too bad it won't sway any of his dittoheads.

[krinndnz.livejournal.com]

I admire the finesse. The problem is the ROI: at the point, any new demonstration that Limbaugh is a terrible person for every value of "terrible" you can think of is unlikely to convince anyone who already thinks well of him.

[ed-dirt.livejournal.com]

Too bad his listeners won't ever hear about this.

[faeriemuriel.livejournal.com]

See, months are not something I'm very good with for some reason--my coworkers make fun of me because I continuously have to count the months on my fingers when I need to write the date in their "proper" format. So the June 31st thing was hilarious once it got pointed out to me. Also, I had read a story like this earlier, but not with the fake citation mentioned. That's a good dang prank.

[spartonian.livejournal.com]

I hope The Daily Show gets wind of this.

[bemused-leftist.livejournal.com]

So what does this tell us about Wikipedia?

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

That Wikipedia is excellent for getting a broad summary and a list of places to go for actual research.

[publius1.livejournal.com]

I generally say that it's good for established, dry stuff, and bad for fluctuating, current events stuff. I mean, yes, you can get hoaxed on a section about Charles X of France, but it's less likely that the pimply-nosed little borderline psychotics who think that giving false information is funny (I'm looking at YOU, montoya) are going to bother with that when J-Lo's page is there, flashing its tits at you.

[skwidly.livejournal.com]

I wonder whether Pete has documentation of the judicial career of Dred Scott...

[publius1.livejournal.com]

montoya, the first Wiki troll!

[bemused-leftist.livejournal.com]

If only all contributors of flaky items were sporting enough to use non-existent dates.