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Wikipedia Wars -- Lake Express Ferry

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the go-jump-in-the-lake dept.

vhfer writes "Wikipedia Warfare has become the latest tool in the battle between rival lake transport systems. The Lake Express Ferry, which links Milwaukee and Michigan, bypasses Chicago traffic. The competing SS Badger runs from Manitowoc, an hour North of Milwaukee, to Ludington, Michigan. The article in the Milwaukee Journal details efforts by SS Badger supporters to highlight some of the delays and problems experienced by the Lake Express, in an apparent effort to divert some traffic to the Badger. Numerous edits to the article added links to news articles critical of the Lake Express, and some derided presidential candidate John Kerry's 2004 ride and the political value of it. The operators of the SS Badger deny responsibility for all the postings, and also say they aren't Internet savvy enough to alter a Wikipedia article."

2 of 176 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Gah! Link! by Screwy1138 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Okay, I'm going to get ripped for saying this, but I find it really amusing that the guy posts a link to the article the news article was referring to and it's modded "Offtopic".

  2. Re:What a defense! by MrMarket · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would hope that at least the plumbers would know how all those tubes on the internets work.