Mayor of Florence Sues Wikipedia

ZioBit writes "Florence Mayor Leonardo Domenici and one of the city assessors are suing (Google translation) Wikipedia on the basis of a (possible) defamation regarding the handling of public parkings assignation to a private company, "Florence Parking". The apparent problem is that both of their wives are members of the board of directors of "Florence Parking", and Wikipedia is reporting it."

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[James_Duncan8181]

* Domenici also recently launched a widely castigated suit against Wikipedia Foundation.

Nice work on drawing attention to the original problems also...it's always amusing how much political types don't get it.

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[NatasRevol]

Citation, or it never happened!

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[PPH]

Someone needs to get a translation of the Streisand Effect for them ASAP.

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[Anonymous Coward]

(For the bemefit of any American readers, Florence is in Italy) For the benefit of any spelling nazis, see parent.

An American friend who knows a little about geography, thanks.

welcome

[yakumo.unr]

Welcome to the new age of Streisand.

Recent events are just the beginning.

oh my god!

[jollyreaper]

According to Wikipedia, this guy is a total douchebag! *edit* *edit*

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[thedeadswiss]

I like the fact that, according to wikipedia, "he graduated in moral philosophy".

Pointless Link

[fictionpuss]

Excerpt from the Google Translator:

...The accused - The reason is explained in a note, it's because the "voice" of Leonardo Domenici site charge to the first citizen and his junta some measures and decisions, so it says... Huh? Sure language translation is kinda cool, but it seems a cruel waste of binary to put it through such contortions when the resulting morass is so incomprehensible.

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[Anonymous Coward]

In the past few months I've had to look briefly into Italian law, and every time i learn something new about that country and it's laws I am completely astounded that it's not a 3rd world shithole.. honestly, the way Italian law works leads me to believe that native Italians are 3 hairs short of being baboons.
say what you want about Americans and their fucked up legal system.. Italy is a festering shithole.

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[david@ecsd.com]

You preview the thing five times yet just as you hit the 'Submit' button you notice that you've written 'Crafications' instead of 'Clarifications'

That's okay, I just figured you were from Beijing, China.

Barbara...

[Mr. Underbridge]

Nice work on drawing attention to the original problems also...it's always amusing how much political types don't get it.

...Striesand!!!

public parkings assignation

[bcrowell]

Personally, if I'm going to have an assignation, I'll typically do it in a romantic restauraunt, or maybe a motel. Public parking lots? I guess those Italians are pretty hot-blooded.

Re:Defense

[Anonymous Coward]

is there any particyoular reason u youse the word you half the time and letter u the other half? Are you conserving energy by avoiding yousing two keystrokes every other yousage?

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[Blakey Rat]

Firstly, these exceptions are narrow and not relevant to this discussion, bringing them up is immature pedantry.

Without immature pedantry, every Slashdot story would have, at most, 5 posts.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Log in and say that... I'm sure the Mayor has plenty of lawsuits to go around.

Re:Florence. where ?

[alexburke]

That's okay, I just figured you were from Beijing, China. I, myself, thought he was from Beijing, Illinois...

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[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, you had me convinced that 'cratifications' was a word chosen deliberately for it's precision of meaning, and that my vocabulary was in need of a tune up!

Re:MS TRANSLATOR MUCH BETTER!

[Sfing_ter]

You are correct, you are the right tool, and truly the only tool here.