Consequences

* From the "Just Kidding!" File: The instigator of that whole JFK assassination fake-entry dustup on Wikipedia last week was tracked down and has copped to doing it.

He says he posted the bit about noted figure John Seigenthaler, Sr. being linked to the Kennedy assassination as a prank on a co-worker -- or make that "former co-worker", as Mr. Jokester has resigned due to the commotion.

* Truly Gifted (via Romensko's Obscure Store): Some Chicago-area middle schoolers in an Advanced Placement program were suspended for threatening teachers in blog posts.

Some santized tidbits are quoted in the article, though I also found a classmate's reaction quote interesting, as well:

"It's
none of their business. Why are they monitoring online student journals
in the first place?" demanded 16-year-old junior Fabiola Segovia. "You
would think teachers and staff have better things to do, like making
this school a better place. This school is crappy. I think they had no
right to read it, much less suspend those students."

I think young Fabiola has some rude awakenings in store.

Thanks -- Joe