On May 7, 2009, at 10:19 AM, Nick Lalone wrote:
How many times has this argument found itself on the internet now? Someone should keep track.
Definitely - it's a nice thesis study on the sociology and culture of knowledge in academia ...
I suppose this is tangent to the current conversation but I felt it was worth saying.
... or in society at large, to wit: Student's Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries Wikipedia: the encyclopedia can be edited anonymously by users Genevieve Carbery Wednesday, May 6, 2009 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0506/1224245992919.html A WIKIPEDIA hoax by a 22-year-old Dublin student resulted in a fake quote being published in newspaper obituaries around the world. The quote was attributed to French composer Maurice Jarre who died at the end of March. ... [The student,] Mr Fitzgerald[,] said he placed the quote on the website as an experiment when doing research on globalisation. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0506/1224245992919.html