And by the way, if that user *was* logged in when she
created the
article, then Seigenthaler would have to get two subpoenas instead of
one. First he'd have to get one to obtain the IP address from
Wikipedia (hopefully the foundation wouldn't give away private
personal information without a court order). Then he'd have to get
another one from BellSouth. By not logging in, the author is *less*
anonymous, not more.
That's a really good point, especially since, iirc, Wikipedia does not
maintain a record of IP addresses used for more than a couple months. Edit
once, discard the name - and you're probably out of reach of a John Doe
subpoena.
Ian (Guettarda)