Jonathan Reynolds on Cliopatria notifies us that the Wikipedia culprit has been identified, resigned from his job, and delivered a handwritten apology to John Seigenthaler. What's interesting about this flap is the role of cranks — a prankster, a public overreaction, and a Wikipedia-stalker who exposes the prankster.
This section of Slashdot comments identifies Daniel Brandt as founder of both "Google Watch" and "Wikipedia Watch". Apparently he's something of a litigious publicity-hound, or at least that's how Google Watch Watch describes him.
Let's hear it for the transparent society! Who will watch the watchers? Why, the watcher-watchers, of course.
Posted by Ben Brumfield at December 12, 2005 09:29 AMHey Ben! Not Joshua Reynolds. It's Jonathan Reynolds, who is Glenn Reynolds' better looking brother.
Posted by: Ralph Luker at December 12, 2005 10:18 AMFixed -- thanks!
Posted by: Ben Brumfield at December 12, 2005 10:24 AM