Floyd Landis Tries The Wikipedia Defense
from the wikis-against-doping dept
In his ongoing bid to retain his Tour De France title, alleged doper Floyd Landis has taken to the web. Earlier this week, he announced he would put his complete defense online for all to see and mull over. But simply posting some documents online isn't in itself all that impressive. What's interesting is that in addition to this, Landis has been engaging with online communities and message boards comprised of people who are interested in the case. These include avid cyclists, as well as people who are experts in forensic chemistry, law, statistics, and other fields that might relate. It's his hope that the internet will provide a mechanism for people with disparate knowledge to craft and articulate a strong defense for him. Landis himself calls it the "Wikipedia defense". Obviously, executing the Wikipedia defense might have some challenges, and online message boards might not be the best way for people to work together (perhaps he should actually put up a wiki). But it'll be an interesting experiment nonetheless into how an argument or legal defense can be a developed by a loose-knit group with a common interest.
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Cheaper then law firms
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THAN. THAN LAW FIRMS
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Who awards proficiency points?
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Is it "earn" or "learn"?
Or do you just have nothing better to do than to pick apart grammer mistakes?
What was this article about?
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I am extremely annoyed when little whiny, bitchy adolescent types post to boards, WITH oveously n0 brians in they're h3ad but I think ragging on an intelligent person because English is not their primary language is a little harsh.
As long as they can form understandable sentences and make good points, I personally welcome the contribution.
You should probably consider going back to your mom’s basement and back on /.
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Small contributions from a lot of people work just as well (if not better) than large contributions by a few. This is the idea behind many open source software projects, that even if somebody's not getting paid, they can and will contribute in thier field of expertise.
There's absolutely no reason for it to be confined to the software model, and it really never has been. Mastercard used it in advertizing. That it can go into the legal/PR field is not surprising at all.
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The addiitonal thing I will point out is that every successful open source project I can think of has either one person or a VERY SMALL group of people that provide vision, direction, and discipline to the project.
Without a sheperd the sheep tend to wander aimlessl.
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Specialists and specialized knowledge.
Another analogy to this would be in the world of chess. Kasparov has - on occasion - played "the world vs Kasparov" chess games, where the collective knowledge of everyone goes against him. Although they typically produce good games, he STILL wins.
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Good
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"communicate your thoughts accurately"
The thoughts were accurate. Everyone knew exactly what the poster meant.
While you, who may have used perfect grammer but poor logic.
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Looks familiar
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Dirty Biking...
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Actually relevant...
He has real legal help. This is both an extra set of input, and a way of working out how to explain the (eventual) story to the public. The battle is 1/2 legal, and 1/2 public relations (assuming he wins). Engaging the internet folks at a grassroots level is part of a long-term PR strategy that makes sense to me.
TBV
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I have a Huge Taint
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I thought I had a Huge Taint
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I can waste my time on you D*** H**D
Since you were not this time you found a spelling error and made fun of me. You have all kinds of grammar problems I can point them all out but that would waste my time.
One post you typed in ADVISE instead of the word ADVICE.
Where was your proficiency in that sentence?
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what's the prob
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