[Wikide-l] [Fwd: [Wikipedia-l] Fwd: [Wikinews-l] Collaborative reporting: QuakeAID and the "class action lawsuit"]

Mo Dez 19 11:30:16 UTC 2005

Hi Wikipedianer,

da ich denke, dass das auch hier einige interessiert, ein Forward des
Forwards:

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Betreff: [Wikipedia-l] Fwd: [Wikinews-l] Collaborative reporting:
QuakeAID	and the "class action lawsuit"
Datum: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 07:25:54 +0100
Von: Michael Bimmler <mbimmler at gmail.com>
Antwort an: wikipedia-l at Wikimedia.org
An: wikipedia-l at Wikipedia.org
Referenzen: <43A4E5FC.8070702 at gmx.de>

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From: Erik Moeller <erik_moeller at gmx.de>
Date: 18.12.2005 05:30
Subject: [Wikinews-l] Collaborative reporting: QuakeAID and the "class
action lawsuit"
To: wikinews-l at wikimedia.org

(I would appreciate it if someone could forward this to wikipedia-l,
since I am no longer subscribed there.)

You may have heard about the "class action lawsuit" against Wikipedia
(http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org - .com is a parody). You may also
have heard that this "lawsuit" is linked to [[QuakeAID]], an alleged
charity soliciting donations for earthquake victims. You may know that
Wikipedians have raised many doubts about the legitimacy of this
charity, and have linked it to a convicted fraudster, Greg Lloyd Smith.

Finally, you may be aware that "QuakeAID" is publishing, through its
associated BAOU.com / OfficialWire site (currently still indexed by
Google News), one article after the other against Wikipedia. A recent
one has described Wikipedia as a breeding ground for pedophiles, and is
linked to another recently created campaign website, Wikipedophilia.com.
(You probably do not know that the same news wire also publishes stories
endorsing Holocaust deniers Zündel and Faurisson.)

More is probably to come. BAOU.com, "QuakeAID"'s parent company, seems
to be trying to do everything possible to discredit Wikipedia, after
Wikipedia has discredited QuakeAID. I think it's time for them to learn
that wikis have teeth.

This is a very, very serious issue and not just some troll setting up
anti-wiki websites. QuakeAID has been, for some time, listed in major
charity directories, and people wanting to donate money for the 2004
tsunami victims were sent there. I don't know how much money they
received, but it must be substantial.

_If_ this charity is a fraud (and that part is _not_ certain at this
point), it's a large scale operation (registered with the IRS), and the
person running it should be put behind bars. So if you've ever fancied
yourself a private detective or investigative reporter, this is your chance:

Wikinews is conducting a full and thorough investigation into all
matters related to QuakeAID and BOAU.com. I have tried to accumulate all
the information in Wikipedia and elsewhere in one place, but I will not
have time to commit myself beyond this. So this will either sink or swim
with your involvement. If the evidence is solid, we can publish this
story, and send a nice dossier to the FBI. If we don't do anything,
BAOU.com will continue its anti-wiki campaign, or disappear quietly.

If you do want to join the effort of researching this, please visit:

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews_talk:Story_preparation/Wikipedia_class_action_lawsuit_linked_to_possible_earthquake_charity_fraud

If this URL breaks, use:

http://tinyurl.com/bh9m2

This is a historic chance for the Wikinews, Wikipedia and blog
communities to work together. Let's not screw it up.

Erik

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Tschuess, Tim.

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Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it
is between strangers.
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