Re: [Air-l] Wikipedia vs. Nature article update

Sam Liban wrote:

And of course, no German politician would ever consider misusing the German Wikipedia for at least doubtable informations - that would be her/his end - in other countries and cultures, this is seen as an "intelligent" useage of a medium, though.

I am not sure if you were joking here, but in fact there was a bit of a scandal in Germany when a politicians office was caught editing wikipedia to slam an opponent. I could find out the particulars if you are interested.