It's been an embarrassing few days for Wikipedia. First, a retired politico publishes his account of what it feels like to have your name dragged through a litttle Open Source mud, as he uncovers a false biography of himself online. Then Podcasting Pioneer Adam Curry stands accused of vanity posting on Wikipedia's 'podcasting' entry.

About the fake bio posted at Wikipedia

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-11-29-wikipedia-edit_x.htm

Wikipedia's Response (after we recorded this episode):
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/12/05/wikipedia.rules.ap/index.html

The Lifestraw Writeup:
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