Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-01-09/In the news
I have added further information that the reporters may not have been aware of:
- In the article, the George Johnson noted that the birthdate for Hwang Woo-Suk birthdate was different between Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica, which was due to the fact that Wikipedia used the lunisolar Korean calendar which gave the date as 15 December, 1952 while the EB article used the Gregorian calendar, which uses the date 29 January, 1953. Soon after, a footnote was added to the article. In informed of this development through an email sent by Ta bu shi da yu, Mr Johnson responded that this was "interesting information indeed. It is fascinating the stories that unfold when one tries to chase down facts" and that his "admiration for the project continues to grow".