2009/6/9 Andrew Turvey <andrewrturvey(a)googlemail.com>om>:
Whilst browsing Signpost back issues, I came across
this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-02-23/In_theā¦
Words of praise from David Mitchell
In an article published on guardian.co.uk, actor and comedian David Mitchell
praised Wikipedia as being "brilliant." Mitchell defended Wikipedia against
criticisms of inaccuracy, writing "readers should always question the
veracity of what they read and the motives of whoever wrote it, and in the
internet age more than ever.... And if Wikipedia, while being very
informative in most cases, teaches a few lessons about questioning sources,
then that's all to the good." Mitchell also criticized the UK Conservative
Party for manipulating the Titian entry (see related story).
Has anyone tried recruiting him to Wikimedia UK?
There was talk of putting together an advisory board, it might be
worth trying to get a couple of celebs on that. Also worth considering
contacting him to speak at a conference, although I'm not sure what he
would talk about - do we want stand-up acts? Perhaps for evening
entertainment...