Apathetic Lemming of the North

"Web Users Join Forces to Track and Find Stolen Car"
Switched by engadget (April 14 2008)

"A Canadian group of car enthusiasts joined forces to conduct what was essentially an "open source" search for a Nissan Skyline GT-R stolen from a specialty dealer in Calgary.

"The dealer-owner posted word of the stolen car on a blog ...."

This shows that online communities can do more than just generalized advocacy campaigns.

These are exciting times.