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On December 9, Seigenthaler appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal with Brian Lamb. Seigenthaler expressed concern that  members of Congress or other powerful figures in government may likewise be targeted.  On November 2, 2006, only days before the mid-term Congressional elections, an anonymous IP address which traces to the ''[[New York Times]]'' changed the wording of [[U.S. House of Representatives]] [[Majority Leader]] [[Tom DeLay]]'s biographical entry from "a prominent member of the [[Republican Party]]" to "Grand Dragon of the Republican Party."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_DeLay&diff=prev&oldid=85320018 Wikipedia/Tom DeLay, Revision as of 20:19, 2 November 2006, IP 199.181.174.146]</ref><ref>[http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/name2ip.php?orgname=New+York+Times&location= WikiScanner]</ref>

On December 9, Seigenthaler appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal with Brian Lamb. Seigenthaler expressed concern that  members of Congress or other powerful figures in government may likewise be targeted.  On November 2, 2006, only days before the mid-term Congressional elections, an anonymous IP address which traces to the ''[[New York Times]]'' changed the wording of [[U.S. House of Representatives]] [[Majority Leader]] [[Tom DeLay]]'s biographical entry from "a prominent member of the [[Republican Party]]" to "Grand Dragon of the Republican Party."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_DeLay&diff=prev&oldid=85320018 Wikipedia/Tom DeLay, Revision as of 20:19, 2 November 2006, IP 199.181.174.146]</ref><ref>[http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/name2ip.php?orgname=New+York+Times&location= WikiScanner]</ref>

=== "the best thing that ever happened" ===

=== Essjay given oversight ===

[[Image:Seigraph.gif|400px|thumb|right|The Seigenthaler scandal was viewed as "the best thing that ever happened to Wikipedia" as curiosity seekers to view the [[misinformation]] skyrocketed Alexa rankings.]]

[[Image:Seigraph.gif|400px|thumb|right|The Seigenthaler scandal was viewed as "the best thing that ever happened to Wikipedia" as curiosity seekers to view the [[misinformation]] skyrocketed Alexa rankings.]]

Despite the damage to an innocent person and embarrassment to Wikipedia's credibility as a viable source, the Seigenthaler scandal was viewed as a triumph by Wikipedia's inner elite and is considered "the best thing that ever happened to Wikipedia" <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:John_Seigenthaler%2C_Sr.#The_best_thing_that_ever_happened_to_Wikipedia Talk:John Seigenthaler Sr.#The best thing that ever happened to Wikipedia], retrieved 23 March 2007.</ref> after it catapulted Wikipedia's <ref>[http://wikipediareview.com/lofiversion/index.php?t1100.html Wikipedia: A Nightmare Of Libel and Slander], Joel Leyden, Israel News Agency, 8 May 2006.</ref> rankings into a top ten most visited website and gave it its first substantial publicity outside America.

Despite the damage to an innocent person and embarrassment to Wikipedia's credibility as a viable source, the Seigenthaler scandal was viewed as a triumph by Wikipedia's inner elite and is considered "the best thing that ever happened to Wikipedia" <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:John_Seigenthaler%2C_Sr.#The_best_thing_that_ever_happened_to_Wikipedia Talk:John Seigenthaler Sr.#The best thing that ever happened to Wikipedia], retrieved 23 March 2007.</ref> after it catapulted Wikipedia's <ref>[http://wikipediareview.com/lofiversion/index.php?t1100.html Wikipedia: A Nightmare Of Libel and Slander], Joel Leyden, Israel News Agency, 8 May 2006.</ref> rankings into a top ten most visited website and gave it its first substantial publicity outside America.