March 19, 2010 | 09:22 PM

The author of this article used the Internet Movie Database as a source? Seriously? Ya ain't joshing?

How can I put this bluntly: When Wikipedia disowns IMDb as a "Reliable Source," (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Citing_IMDb) perhaps it's best to question why a journalist is using such a shoddy source of info. Or for that matter, if you look at Papillon's IMDb page, you notice that they don't exactly list the sources of their info on the locations. You can't doublecheck their information, much like your paper. I'm glad at least the article writer has at least the Maui Film Office as a source, but then again, since the article writer admitted wholesale that he used the IMDb, which is a UNRELIABLE SOURCE, one now has to question if the entire article is grossly inaccurate as well. Or for that matter, if Maui Time actually encourages such sloppy journalism from time to time.

Well, at least this Maui Time article ain't gonna be utilized as a Wikipedia Source....like that one LC Watch article that advocated using LC watch articles to "pad" the Maui Liquor Commission Article on Wikipedia....


Anonymous does nto forgive