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| '''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 ] 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 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}} Seigenthaler encouraged Chase's boss not to accept his resignation. Chase's identity was reported in the '']'' on ] ]. | |||
| == Notes == | |||
| # {{note label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|a}}{{note label|NYTSeigenthaler|1|b}} Seelye, Katharine Q (], ]). . '']''. | |||
| # {{note label|Rush|2|a}} , , and | |||
| == Sources == | |||
| * Page, Susan (] ]). , ''USA Today''. Retrieved ] ]. | |||
| * Mielczarek, Natalia (] ]). ''The Tennessean''. | |||
| * Brandt, Daniel (] ]). via wikipedia-watch.org. Retrieved ] ]. | |||
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