Sinbad Rises From Wikipedia Grave 110
A Chicago Sun-Times article passed to us by an anonymous reader pointed out the fact that the comedian Sinbad is still alive. This is notable, only insofar as Wikipedia thought otherwise. "Rumors began circulating last weekend regarding the posting, said Sinbad, who first got a telephone call from his daughter. The gossip quieted, but a few days later the 50-year-old entertainer said phone calls, text messages and e-mails started pouring in by the hundreds. 'Saturday I rose from the dead and then died again,' the Los Angeles-based entertainer said in a phone interview." Based on the article he seemed fairly okay with the mixup: 'It's gonna be more commonplace as the Internet opens up more and more. It's not that strange.' Wikipedia didn't comment for the Times piece, nor has it contacted the entertainer about the incident.
How many times is the media going to do this? (Score:5, Interesting)
If anything, this just encourages more kiddies to go do the same thing to more visible entries. "What can we make up about President Bush? Maybe we can get it on CNN like Bobbie did last week!"
Re:How many times is the media going to do this? (Score:4, Interesting)
Sinbad Is a Techie (Score:2, Interesting)
Sinbad made an appearance on Leo LaPorte's "Screen Savers" program on ZDTV back around 1999 or 2000. ZDTV was the predecessor to TechTV a/k/a G4. During the interview, Sinbad mentioned he had a T1 line in his house in LA. Leo, who at that point was just getting comfortable with DSL, was green with envy, as were most tech junkies on the set.
So, while his career may not be at its zenith, I learned from that interview that he is a closeted geek and really enjoys tech stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if he reads /. from time to time.
Re:Sinbad Is a Techie (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:WIki isn't news; neither is the Chicago Sun-Tim (Score:3, Interesting)