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Wikipedia Mounts Courtroom Defense for Editor

posted by mattie_p on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:33PM   Printer-friendly
from the exhibit-a-is-the-entire-website dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

"Dimitris Lioudis, a 23-year-old trainee lawyer from Athens, was sued for libel last year for writing about a Greek politician, Theodore Katsanevas. Last week, the judge overseeing the case issued an order that he remove the article from the site.

That got the attention of the Wikimedia Foundation, which has now made a public vow to support Liourdis throughout the litigation.

Say what you will about the Wiki, at least they know where their content comes from."

 
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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by mattie_p on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:18PM

    by mattie_p (13) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:18PM (#2998) Journal

    Hey there! Editor here. I'd love to hear what problems you might have with the editors. I don't know if you heard, but we're kind of new at this. But we want to get better. If you have any constructive criticism, then feel free to post it. I do want to do a better job.

    I suspect the reason you got modded down was because you weren't specific. After all, "knowing is half the battle!" I hope you continue reading. ~mattie_p

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:32PM (#3081)

    And would seem thanks to the modding I can no longer post comments as it appears as those with senses of humor didn't make the jump over here. Merely pointing out the fact that people complained about the editors at /. to the point where it was it's own meme there and it seems that tradition has already carried over. Guess I should have added old boss/new boss, something about cars, and all the rest...

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by mattie_p on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:49PM

      by mattie_p (13) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:49PM (#3092) Journal

      I'm sorry about that. This bug was identified about a week ago (by me, as a matter of fact). Please hop on the IRC and we'll see if someone can't patch you up. Thanks for coming back and checking, though. http://irc.sylnt.us/ [sylnt.us] will get you in enough that we can help.

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by ancientt on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:40PM

    by ancientt (40) <ancientt@yahoo.com> on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:40PM (#3087) Homepage Journal

    I was impressed by your efforts to make a better site when the one you loved failed.

    Your efforts to guide the development without crushing egos while still pushing toward a rapid release inspired me to care about this thing.

    Your modesty is becoming.

    This, an answer to what appears to be an obvious troll, with openness and a welcoming spirit makes me respect you.

    Thank you. For this post and for the attitude it reflects and for all the work you've already done.

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