Al Fasoldt
Al Fasoldt is a columnist for the Syracuse Post-Standard and for Mac Daily News. He is most notable for criticising Wikipedia for not being an authoratative resource. In his article he quotes Susan Stagnitta a librarian at Liverpool High School. This was based upon a single e-mail she sent him in response to a column he wrote where he quoted Wikipedia for further information about computer history. Fasoldt says she explained to him that Wikipedia "takes the idea of open source one step too far for most of us." (Fasoldt's words) (Post-Standard, August 25 2004). However, the Wikimedia board asked Susan Stagnitta for further comment, and she wrote:
:I just re-read what I originally sent to Al Fasoldt in the recent Post-Standard column. I'm afraid I do have egg all over my face... The message was NOT... that Wikipedia is not an authoritative source. The message was that the best thing about the web (the sharing of information and ideas) can also make it harder for the average high school student to make a judgement call when checking the authority of a source used for research.
:I'm sorry if this generated controversy over the authority of the site, this is NOT what was intended. It just illustrates the problem. (MediaWiki Quarto, Issue 1) According to Mac Daily News, he battled prostate cancer but recovered in 2005, with no recurring symptoms (Mac Daily News, March 9, 2005).
References Fasoldt, Al (August 25, 2004). "Librarian: Don't use Wikipedia as source". The Syracuse Standard. [1] MediaWiki Quarto (In the News). September 2004. [1] "Tech writer Fasoldt: Apple's Mac mini includes 'outstanding, superb' software" (March 9, 2005). Mac Daily News [1]. WikipediaControversy. Retrieved March 10, 2005. [1]
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