Conversations With http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/

I recently had the joy of finding this little nugget of internet fun: http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/

I felt obligated as a good internet citizen to engage in conversation with whomever was behind this situation.

The following hiliarity ensued...

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ME:
Your class action lawsuit has to be one of the most terrifying acts against the internet that I have seen.

The blatant disreguard for first amendment rights is chilling.

First off, Wikipedia is a site that claims no authority of fact over any topic and they make it clear that what you find may not be factual.

Anybody can change/modify/edit a Wikipedia entry. So the 4 months of hard work and anguish, that you mention on your site, that was suffered by John Seigenthaler could've been fixed by 5 minutes of editing the entry.

Maybe you are unware that the internet is full of false information and that it is not a trusted source of information.

I find it scary how close your agenda falls inline with that of the Iranian president and also that of Fidel Castro who think the internet needs to be censored because it contains too much information that they claim is false because it disagrees with them or is defamatory towards them.

To be honest, I had no idea who this John Seigenthaler person was until his story about being "attacked" by Wikipedia. Glad to see that I wasn't missing out on anything important.

I hope for the quick demise of your lawsuit so that the internet can continue to be what it always has been.

A bastion of free speech.

Good Day Sir.


Response:

Hello,

You do not understand the principals at work here, so perhaps, it is
best for you to sit this one out on the side.

Why must I become involved in your website? If there is offending or
inaccurate content, about me, my business or family, why should I be
required to become a user and edit the content?

I am interested to learn why you thought I would be interested in your
comments.

Regards,



Me:
First a correction, I think you mean "principles" and not "principals".

On the contrary, I think I understand the principles quite well.

If you are a figure of public interest then you are already part of general information. As hard as I searched, I could not find myself in Wikipedia. If Mr. Seigenthaler wished not to be in the public eye, then I would recommend a career outside of the media.

Should we not discuss public figures on the internet unless we can be sure 100 percent that what we say is factually accurate? That would be ridiculous. That's not even a requirement of what we see on television or read in news papers.

I can't help but find one thing ironic. Mr. Seigenthaler is a journalist who himself reports information that may or may not be accurate, yet becomes enraged when he finds inaccurate information about himself. Although, this isn't strictly about him. His publicity and fame is just the snowball that started this avalanche of garbage.

I can't help by find myself amused by your last comment:

"I am interested to learn why you thought I would be interested in your comments."

Let me provide some more information to in addition to it's raw comedic content. I found your website though some of the internet news sources that would be destroyed if you lawsuit were to proceed. Also, I found it important enough to state my opinion. Such is your freedom to ignore my comments as you like, but you reading them was showing your interest.

Again, Good Day Sir.
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After some research it turns out that the site is run by a Mr. Greg Lloyd Smith whom has a sordid history.