In last June, a wikipedia user modified the topic about Chris Benoit, a notorious catch fighter who had announced just a few days ago that he won't participate to the next catch event, two days later.
The user wrote that Benoit wasn't going to fight because his wife had been killed. However, Benoit's wife wasn't dead, and everybody considered that it was a joke.
The problem is that 12 hours later, policemen came into Benoit's flat and discovered three dead people: Benoit, his wife, and their daughter.
The police survey established that David Benoit killed the two women. But the wiki user had been frightened enough to explain his joke on wikipedia, and promited not to do such things again. He assured that is article was just a coincidence, and that there was a chance on 10.000 that he'd be right!
This example is one of the most relevant to show the limits and the risks of crowdsourcing. It is a great idea, but their can be fakes and bad jokes like this!
The problem is that 12 hours later, policemen came into Benoit's flat and discovered three dead people: Benoit, his wife, and their daughter.
The police survey established that David Benoit killed the two women. But the wiki user had been frightened enough to explain his joke on wikipedia, and promited not to do such things again. He assured that is article was just a coincidence, and that there was a chance on 10.000 that he'd be right!
This example is one of the most relevant to show the limits and the risks of crowdsourcing. It is a great idea, but their can be fakes and bad jokes like this!
