Comments on: Wikipedia article defames golf pro, who sues company with IP address of anonymous contributor http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=131 Weblog about the Citizendium project and its Citizens. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:49:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Free Golf Tips http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=131#comment-19152 Free Golf Tips Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:06:09 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/02/25/wikipedia-article-defames-golf-pro-who-sues-company-with-ip-address-of-anonymous-contributor/#comment-19152 This is definitely one of the new legal messes as a result of the Internet being so incredibly popular. I've always just chosen to ignore defamation, but then, my name has never appeared in Wikipedia (I don't think?) This is definitely one of the new legal messes as a result of the Internet being so incredibly popular. I’ve always just chosen to ignore defamation, but then, my name has never appeared in Wikipedia (I don’t think?)

]]> By: Larry Sanger Wants to Rumble With Jimmy Wales « ValueWiki Blog http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=131#comment-3259 Larry Sanger Wants to Rumble With Jimmy Wales « ValueWiki Blog Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:38:06 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/02/25/wikipedia-article-defames-golf-pro-who-sues-company-with-ip-address-of-anonymous-contributor/#comment-3259 [...] tacit criticisms of Wikipedia, for instance last week when he declared there is a strong case for holding Wikipedia liable for defaming Fuzzy Zoeller (for the record, not even Fuzzy Zoeller claims to hold Wikipedia [...] [...] tacit criticisms of Wikipedia, for instance last week when he declared there is a strong case for holding Wikipedia liable for defaming Fuzzy Zoeller (for the record, not even Fuzzy Zoeller claims to hold Wikipedia [...]

]]> By: Nicholas Moreau http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=131#comment-3252 Nicholas Moreau Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:52:25 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/02/25/wikipedia-article-defames-golf-pro-who-sues-company-with-ip-address-of-anonymous-contributor/#comment-3252 Jeff: People can do this already. If they register for a user account, and put particular page on their watchlist, they can go to Preferences and check a box that automatically emails them when those pages are edited. Presumably Citizendium has this to, as it's built into MediaWiki software, so far as I know. Jeff: People can do this already.

If they register for a user account, and put particular page on their watchlist, they can go to Preferences and check a box that automatically emails them when those pages are edited. Presumably Citizendium has this to, as it’s built into MediaWiki software, so far as I know.

]]> By: ZachPruckowski http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=131#comment-2817 ZachPruckowski Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:44:38 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/02/25/wikipedia-article-defames-golf-pro-who-sues-company-with-ip-address-of-anonymous-contributor/#comment-2817 I just want to say that I think we need a better legal mechanism than ex parte John Doe suits. I mean, I hope the vandal/troll is caught and hung, but ex parte suits really suck in general I just want to say that I think we need a better legal mechanism than ex parte John Doe suits. I mean, I hope the vandal/troll is caught and hung, but ex parte suits really suck in general

]]> By: Jeff Sanders http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=131#comment-2791 Jeff Sanders Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:10:38 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/02/25/wikipedia-article-defames-golf-pro-who-sues-company-with-ip-address-of-anonymous-contributor/#comment-2791 It seems to me that offering an e-mail service that delivered editing changes to the subjects of Wikipedia articles could provide a way to mitigate harm. The person then could have a "click to remove" option that would put such edits into some sort of a process where they would have to undergo scrutiny to be reentered into the wiki. This would shorten the time frame that distortions were in an article and hence harm they could cause. It would give a party more control over what is written about him or her without ceding any sort of absolute authority to them. It seems to me that offering an e-mail service that delivered editing changes to the subjects of Wikipedia articles could provide a way to mitigate harm. The person then could have a “click to remove” option that would put such edits into some sort of a process where they would have to undergo scrutiny to be reentered into the wiki. This would shorten the time frame that distortions were in an article and hence harm they could cause. It would give a party more control over what is written about him or her without ceding any sort of absolute authority to them.

]]> By: Jason Potkanski http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=131#comment-2741 Jason Potkanski Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:33:19 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/02/25/wikipedia-article-defames-golf-pro-who-sues-company-with-ip-address-of-anonymous-contributor/#comment-2741 A significant amount of my brief personal editing time was involved with living person articles. The problem with Wikipedia is conflicting core policies. Or simply...lack of definitions. These problems are so severe that I find it much more value to support Citizendium than fight the ever internal Wikipedia battle. Hence the value of competition. -Jason Potkanski A significant amount of my brief personal editing time was involved with living person articles. The problem with Wikipedia is conflicting core policies. Or simply…lack of definitions. These problems are so severe that I find it much more value to support Citizendium than fight the ever internal Wikipedia battle.

Hence the value of competition.

-Jason Potkanski

]]> By: Stephen Ewen http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=131#comment-2704 Stephen Ewen Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:54:48 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/02/25/wikipedia-article-defames-golf-pro-who-sues-company-with-ip-address-of-anonymous-contributor/#comment-2704 Completely on-mark here, Larry. I would add that perfect citation of possibly defamatory remarks is not enough. Asymmetric controversy, however well-cited, can be equally problematic in its overall effect. Completely on-mark here, Larry. I would add that perfect citation of possibly defamatory remarks is not enough. Asymmetric controversy, however well-cited, can be equally problematic in its overall effect.

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