Yes, let's put Essjay's fraud into perspective: He's a young man who did a foolish thing. His decision to "come out" was obviously made with consulting Jimbo.

Now let's put Jimbo's actions in perspective: Prior to hiring Essjay and promoting him to the wikipedia supreme court, he knew 90% of the story, at least. Jimbo needs to take more responsibility for his part in this mess.

One thing I've noticed Jimbo doing a lot is responding to honest dissension with phrases like ...don't troll me.... I've seen this several times. Jimbo has to learn that intolerance of dissenting views will not serve him in the long run.

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Posted by Anonymous to XODP Blog at 3/07/2007 04:16:47 PM