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Perhaps someone should correct this at Wiki

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Friday, 29 August 2008, at 5:21 p.m.

In Response To: Perhaps someone should correct this at Wiki (neilkaz)

Wikipedia: "Harrington is a former champion backgammon player"

Wouldn't this be correct, though perhaps a little misleading? He won at least one tournament, so he was the champion of that tournament.

Messages In This Thread

• Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
  Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 7:11 p.m.
  • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
    Stick -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 7:20 p.m.
    • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 9:03 p.m.
  • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
    Tom Keith -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 7:28 p.m.
    • Anyone remember this tournament?
      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 8:39 p.m.
      • Tom's site lists World Cup Champions...
        Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 8:44 p.m.
        • Tom's site lists World Cup Champions...
          happyjuggler0 -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 11:43 p.m.
          • Tom's site lists World Cup Champions...
            happyjuggler0 -- Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 11:46 p.m.
          • Tom's site lists World Cup Champions...
            Marty Storer -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 8:40 a.m.
      • Anyone remember this tournament?
        Marty Storer -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 8:37 a.m.
  • The name of it was different
    mamabear -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 11:42 a.m.
  • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
    Marty Storer -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 11:58 a.m.
    • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
      Marty Storer -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 11:59 a.m.
    • exact text from FABN (via CJC)
      Chuck Bower -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 2:33 p.m.
      • exact text from FABN (via CJC)
        Tom Keith -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 2:50 p.m.
        • exact text from FABN (via CJC)
          jdg -- Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 3:34 p.m.
      • Perhaps someone should correct this at Wiki
        neilkaz -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 4:10 p.m.
        • Perhaps someone should correct this at Wiki
          happyjuggler0 -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 5:16 p.m.
          • Perhaps someone should correct this at Wiki
            Stick -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 5:26 p.m.
        • Perhaps someone should correct this at Wiki
          Tom Keith -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 5:21 p.m.
      • Las Vegas Backgammon Magazine Volume IX, No. VII - September 1981 Page 7
        KenB -- Sunday, 31 August 2008, at 2:35 a.m.
        • Las Vegas Backgammon Magazine Volume IX, No. VII - September 1981 Page 7
          Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 31 August 2008, at 6:51 p.m.
        • So people were stiffed
          neilkaz -- Monday, 1 September 2008, at 6:38 a.m.
          • So people were stiffed
            Marty Storer -- Thursday, 4 September 2008, at 8:38 p.m.
  • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
    Randy -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 10:31 p.m.
    • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
      happyjuggler0 -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 11:02 p.m.
      • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
        happyjuggler0 -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 11:12 p.m.
        • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
          happyjuggler0 -- Friday, 29 August 2008, at 11:15 p.m.
        • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
          Marty Storer -- Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 8:40 a.m.
          • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
            happyjuggler0 -- Saturday, 30 August 2008, at 4:53 p.m.
          • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 31 August 2008, at 7:16 a.m.
            • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 31 August 2008, at 7:36 a.m.
              • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
                Marty Storer -- Sunday, 31 August 2008, at 11:56 a.m.
                • Dan Harrington won backgammon WC?
                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 31 August 2008, at 3:11 p.m.