[Taxacom] reproduction of error on the www
Paul van Rijckevorsel
dipteryx at freeler.nl
Fri Mar 20 09:22:25 CDT 2009
I found a case that may be of interest to those who study how errors are
reproduced across the world wide web.
Paul
In the database of the "Genera of Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae and
Swartzieae" there is the typo 'Vittienia', which looks to be a unique error.
A Google-search results in 635 hits
http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=vittienia&btnG=Zoeken&meta= , but
browsing through the links this drops to 35
http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=vittienia&start=30&sa=N
A Google-search for the correct spelling Uittienia results in 565 hits
http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=uittienia&btnG=Google+zoeken&meta= , but
browsing through the links this drops to 49
http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=uittienia&start=40&sa=N
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