Re: Re: Embarrassing things to avoid - internet research

See also:  http://xkcd.com/978/

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 11:27 AM, romance author <[email protected]> wrote:

> It seems that one misinformed person can post something untrue and dozens
> of others pick up the fact and reprint the same wrong information on their
> blogs, until a falsehood is widely perceived as a truth.
>
> It is quite aggravating when the untruth is about oneself.
>
> Best,
> Rowena Cherry
>
> --- In [email protected], joseph harris <smilepoet@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > [The dangers of sloppy research have been discussed from time to time.
> >
> > This is a tale for any publisher or writer still in doubt to read, learn
> > and inwardly digest... :-) . And yes, it is an example of English
> > sloppiness.]
> >
> > Lord Byron Was Not One Of 'many Talents Nurtured By Croydon'
> > http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-41410
> >
> >
> http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/croydon-council-forced-to-remove-references-of-lord-byron-from-official-literature-as-it-emerges-city-status-application-was-researched-off-the-web-7869283.html
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > "The consumer is not a moron; she is your wife." - David Ogilvy
> >
>
>
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