Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Believe everything you read?...

Actor-comedian Sinbad got a telephone call from his daughter...about whether or not he was dead...

A Wikipedia web page had been edited...

MSNBC and NBC News, March 22, "..online encyclopedia, plagued by errors..."

Wikipedia: Terms of use
"This page describes the general terms and conditions upon which you may read the Wikipedia site. If you do not agree with these terms we ask that you do not read this site. Thank you. This is a summary of these terms and conditions...

Wikipedia:General disclaimer

"...nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed...

"...Wikipedia cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here...

"...all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or featured article processes may later have been edited inappropriately...

"None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators, or anyone else connected with Wikipedia in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages."

Remember:
"On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog."
Published in The New Yorker July 5, 1993