I should complain to Stephen Colbert

[ZombieNixon]

The New Yorker's article about Wikipedia failed to make a single mention of Stephen's brave crusade to save the African Elephant.

Why does the New Yorker hate America, the bastards?!!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. Is there a link?

[ZombieNixon]

2. I dunno.

My parents have a New Yorker subscription so I read it there. It's probably online somewhere, though.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. I didn't know he'd made efforts for elephants.

Good for him!

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

5. Lol, he told people to change the Wki articles by saying the

african elephant population had tripled in the past 6 months

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. Oh I do remember hearing something like that...

But to be honest, while I like Wiki, I've wondered how long it would take for misinformation to take over...

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

4. Didn't Wiki get pissed off about that because people actually

went and changed the articles?

[ZombieNixon]

7. Yeah, that's why I thought the New Yorker article might have mentioned it.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

8. I'm afraid I'm very far behind on that one...

What's the deal?

[ZombieNixon]

9. Well, on one episode,

he exhorted his viewers to edit the Wikipedia article on the African Elephant to say that the population of African Elephants had tripled in the last six months. And a lot of people actually went and did it.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

10. Oh my god...

I knew there was a reason I should watch that show... I haven't in far too long

[ZombieNixon]

11. I've been getting my fix during the summer.

I have to pay extra for Comedy Central during the school year.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

12. Ouch...

You guys have to pay extra?

[ZombieNixon]

13. Yeah, it comes with basic cable,

but apparently whichever provider does the dorm TV counts CC as part of the expanded package.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

16. Well,

[ZombieNixon]

17. Maybe if my job pays well enough, I can upgrade.

I think it's only about $30/month or something.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

20. Hmm...

Well, Colbert's worth it.

[ZombieNixon]

21. Yeah, he is.

[Whoa_Nelly]

14. Here's the New Yorker article that failed to mention Colbert

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060731fa...


And here's an article re: Tawker (Wikipedia), elephants and Colbert:
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/08/01/citizen_en...

[ZombieNixon]

15. There they are, the anti-elephant bastards!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

18. I Remember That Episode

Didn't he also make a change to his own listing during the show?

[ZombieNixon]

19. Yeah, I think so.

[KamaAina]

22. All elephants are worth saving, except this one

Let's make sure that one goes on the endangered species list in November!