[WikiEN-l] As reported on Slashdot, Wikipedia prankster confesses

Mon Dec 12 21:05:35 UTC 2005

I'm surprised nobody else has suggested combining this with the new
article template - seed it with the lengthy description of how the
"harmless prankster" was tracked down and lost his job, see whether
it has any salutary effect. I imagine the prospect of unpleasant
real-world consequences would discourage many vandals and trolls.

:-) (maybe...)

Stan

Snowspinner wrote:

> I'm glad to see that Siegenthaler and one of our established trolls  
> have now managed to create a culture of hysteria such that a harmless  
> prankster has been fired.
>
> -Phil
>
> On Dec 11, 2005, at 3:39 PM, Anthony DiPierro wrote:
>
>> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/ 
>> 2002677060_wiki11.html
>>
>> You know, I was just thinking a few hours ago that if I was the one
>> who did this I would confess to it.
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