http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2605213/Gramma r-vandals-fined-for-altering-historic-Grand-Canyon-sign.html
Grammar vandals fined for altering historic Grand Canyon sign Two obsessive grammarians who changed a historical handpainted sign at the Grand Canyon national park have been sentenced to probation for vandalism. Last Updated: 1:02AM BST 23 Aug 2008 Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson, both 28, had spent this spring travelling across the United States correcting errors on government signposts. The pair set up the Typo Eradication Advancement League and were interviewed by National Public Radio and the Chicago Tribune, which referred to them as "a pair of Kerouacs armed with Sharpies and erasers and righteous indignation". Their brush with fame brought about their downfall, however, after investigators looked up their web page. A diary entry by Mr Deck said they had visited the Desert View Watchtower in Grand Canyon national park and "discovered a hand- rendered sign inside that, I regret to report, contained a few errors". Using a marker, he replaced an erroneous apostrophe and added a comma to the yellow lettering on a black fibreboard sign. However, the pair did not realise the sign had been made by Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, the architect who built the watchtower and other landmarks in the Grand Canyon area. They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to vandalise government property and were sentenced to a year's probation during which they cannot enter a national park or change any public signs. They were also told to pay £1,500 to repair the sign. Fortunately they had ignored a more egregious typo: the word immense was spelled "emense". Their website now carries this message: "Statement on the signage of our National Parks and public lands to come" However, it lacks a full stop.
