From 10 things you did not know about Wikipedia:
6. We don't want you to trust us.
Good Wikipedia articles are accompanied by liberal references and citations. Readers are encouraged to verify the contents of the article for themselves.
Essjay made his claims on his user page, which is no more or less trustworthy than a blog or personal website. That is to say, you should only trust it as much as you trust the author. And since we don't want you to trust us, that isn't very much.
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Posted by Anonymous to XODP Blog at 3/14/2007 03:49:47 AM