| Revision as of 21:23, 12 December 2005 edit80.133.241.157 (talk)No edit summary← Previous edit | Revision as of 21:41, 12 December 2005 edit undoAdrian~enwiki (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers5,351 edits Removed Rush Delivery IP address -- adds nothing to article, and invites attacks on former employer, especially given high-traffic status of article.Next edit → | ||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
| '''Brian Chase''' (born ] or ]) is an ] worker who posted a ] on ] which led to the ]. {{ref label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|a}} | '''Brian Chase''' (born ] or ]) is an ] worker who posted a ] on ] which led to the ]. {{ref label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|a}} | ||
| Chase was the operations manager of Rush Delivery in ] when he anonymously posted to Misplaced Pages from his employer's ] |
Chase was the operations manager of Rush Delivery in ] when he anonymously posted to Misplaced Pages from his employer's ] on ] ]. His post suggested that ], a former editor of '']'' in Nashville, had been involved in the assassinations of both ] and ] and had lived in the ] for several years. The article remained unedited for several months until Seigenthaler was made aware of the article and subsequently criticized Misplaced Pages in several media outlets. | ||
| Chase became aware of the effect of his post through the news. Meanwhile, the IP address he had used was traced back to his company {{ref label|Rush|2|a}} by ] and others. With the pressure mounting, Chase resigned from Rush Delivery on ] and delivered a handwritten apology that day to Seigenthaler. Chase said he had done it as a joke to shock a colleague, after he had found out anyone could edit Misplaced Pages. {{ref label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|b}} Chase's identity was reported in the '']'' on ] ]. | Chase became aware of the effect of his post through the news. Meanwhile, the IP address he had used was traced back to his company {{ref label|Rush|2|a}} by ] and others. With the pressure mounting, Chase resigned from Rush Delivery on ] and delivered a handwritten apology that day to Seigenthaler. Chase said he had done it as a joke to shock a colleague, after he had found out anyone could edit Misplaced Pages. {{ref label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|b}} Chase's identity was reported in the '']'' on ] ]. | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 12 December 2005
{{subst:#ifeq:a|b||{{subst:#ifexist:Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/{{subst:PAGENAME}}|{{subst:lessthan}}!-- The nomination page for this article already existed when this tag was added. If this was because the article had been nominated for deletion before, and you wish to renominate it, please replace "page={{subst:PAGENAME}}" with "page={{subst:PAGENAME}} (2nd nomination)" below before proceeding with the nomination.
-->}}}}This template must be substituted. Replace {{afd with {{subst:afd.
{{subst:lessthan}}!-- Once discussion is closed, please place on talk page:
 | This article was nominated for deletion on {{subst:#time:j F Y|{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} }}. The result of the discussion was keep. |
-->
Brian Chase (born 1966 or 1967) is an American worker who posted a hoax on Misplaced Pages which led to the John Seigenthaler Sr. Misplaced Pages biography controversy.
Chase was the operations manager of Rush Delivery in Nashville, Tennessee when he anonymously posted to Misplaced Pages from his employer's IP on 26 May 2005. His post suggested that John Seigenthaler Sr., a former editor of The Tennessean in Nashville, had been involved in the assassinations of both John and Robert Kennedy and had lived in the Soviet Union for several years. The article remained unedited for several months until Seigenthaler was made aware of the article and subsequently criticized Misplaced Pages in several media outlets.
Chase became aware of the effect of his post through the news. Meanwhile, the IP address he had used was traced back to his company by Daniel Brandt and others. With the pressure mounting, Chase resigned from Rush Delivery on 9 December and delivered a handwritten apology that day to Seigenthaler. Chase said he had done it as a joke to shock a colleague, after he had found out anyone could edit Misplaced Pages. Chase's identity was reported in the New York Times on 11 December 2005.
Notes
- Seelye, Katharine Q (December 11, 2005). A Little Sleuthing Unmasks Writer of Misplaced Pages Prank. The New York Times.
- Home page for IP, Rush Delivery homepage, and City Search entry
Sources
- Page, Susan (December 11 2005). "Author apologizes for fake Misplaced Pages biography", USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2005.
- Mielczarek, Natalia (December 11 2005). Fake online biography created as 'joke' The Tennessean.
- Brandt, Daniel (December 5 2005). Reports of the incident and discovery of Brian Chase via wikipedia-watch.org. Retrieved December 11, 2005.