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| <ref name=NYTSeigenthaler>Seelye, Katharine Q (], ]). . '']''. | |||
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| Chase was the ] of Rush Delivery in ] when he anonymously posted to ''Misplaced Pages'' from his employer's ] on ], ]. His post stated that ], a former editor of '']'' in Nashville, was believed to have 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 learned of the effect of his post through the news. Meanwhile, the IP address he had used was traced back to his company by ], a commentator regarding privacy issues and the World Wide Web and a critic of ''Misplaced Pages''. 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''; he thought that it was a "gag" web site. <ref name=NYTSeigenthaler/> Seigenthaler encouraged Chase's boss to not accept his resignation. | |||
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| * Page, Susan (] ]). , ''USA Today''. Retrieved ] ]. | |||
| * Mielczarek, Natalia (] ]). ''The Tennessean''. | |||
| * Brandt, Daniel (] ]). via wikipedia-watch.org. Retrieved ] ]. | |||
| * Terdiman, Daniel (] ]). ''C|Net News.com''. Retrieved ] ]. | |||
| * ], (] ]) . | |||
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