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Golfer Sues Over Vandalized Wikipedia Entry
coondoggie writes "Pro golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing to track down the author of what Zoeller says is a defamatory paragraph about him on the Wikipedia site. In an Associated Press story Zoeller's attorney, Scott Sheftall, said he filed a lawsuit against a Miami firm last week because the law won't allow him to sue Wikipedia."
Pro golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing to track down the author of what Zoeller says is a defamatory paragraph about him on the Wikipedia site.
Is that the one that says the number of lawsuits he's filing against Wikipedia has tripled in the last six months?
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
He was asking for it.
The article actually links to answers.com's mirrored copy of the libel, which makes for interesting reading. Without wishing to repeat the libelous allegation itself, it essentially comprises of Zoeller supposedly confessing to a large number of relatively unpleasant personality flaws and associated actions.
Given the way its presented, I can understand someone wanting compensation after reading that about themselves.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
Interestingly, it looks like someone at WP deleted much of the page's history. Maybe now they can also be sued for destruction of evidence.
He can't sue Wikipedia, so he's suing the next closest target.
Sounds like Fuzzy Logic to me.
"Is that the one that says the number of lawsuits he's filing against Wikipedia has tripled in the last six months?"
Unprecedented in the 759 years of American History. When Wikipedia was formed at the Magna Carta Summit I'm sure they never thought this would happen.
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So has he stopped beating his wife?
So what's the story...the fact that he's doing the right thing here?
He's suing the correct person for (if the accusations are true - and you've seen Wikipedia troll edits, they probably are) a legitimate reason. So the story is that he's not an idiot suing Wikipedia like the rest of the idiots would?
I'm guessing you're from somewhere in the United States of America?
"Nine times out of ten, starting a fire is not the best way to solve the problem." - my wife
I may make you feel, but I can't make you think.
I'd being suing whoever gave me that nickname if I were him...
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Hmm. Someone tells lies about you that might damage your reputation or livelihood. You want them to stop. Do you
a.) send someone to break their kneecaps
b.) smear shit all over their car
c.) call them lies back and sleep with their sister
d.) follow the legal remedy that has been established for centuries and appeal for relief against the harmful action?
Oh that's right. Except in America, the right thing to do is (b).
Depends on how hot their sister is, otherwise it's poo time.
Wikipedia probably gets vandalized every minute of the day. In this case, it'd be relevant to know how long the offending paragraph existed in the article before being reverted. If another editor caught it and reverted it within a few hours, I hope the court would find this kind of lawsuit to be frivolous. If The Wiggles filed a lawsuit every time somebody posted how "gay" they were, they'd be rich. (Oh wait, they are. Rich, not gay).