I took another step into modernity and signed up as a Wikipedia editor. My tenure may be shortlived.
It was prompted by this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
... which includes a list of terms used in scamming.
One term was "Modalities".
I added the comment that this may reflect roots in an older French version of the scam. (Modalités in French just means ways or methods.)
At the end was a list of books, including Scamorama, with such a nice comment:
"The emphasis there and in the book is on the amusing, as some folks retaliate against the scammers. Quite a lot of it is hilarious."
Gee! (No I *didn't* write that, but I'm certainly grateful. Also glad that not all of it is thought hilarious - I did try to be serious here and there.)
The other books in the list were accompanied by ISBN numbers, but not mine.
So I added one. Silly me! This resulted in the complete removal of all mention of the book.
I have received a "caution" and whoever did it is apparently 'away'.
Oh well. Adieu Wikipedia...
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
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