Catholicism for Dummies

Shackley · 6 Mar 2007 at 18:42

Internet site Wikipedia has been hit by controversy after the disclosure that a prominent editor had assumed a false identity complete with fake PhD.

The editor, known as Essjay, had described himself as a professor of religion at a private university. But he was in fact Ryan Jordan, 24, a college student from Kentucky who used texts such as Catholicism for Dummies to help him work.

He has retired from the site and his authority to edit has been cancelled. BBC Link

OUTSTANDING!

Azagoth · 6 Mar 2007 at 18:49

Classic!

MasterMike · 6 Mar 2007 at 18:50

Oh dear.

SideWinder · 6 Mar 2007 at 18:50

bam0 · 6 Mar 2007 at 19:15

I wondered if this story would hit the BBC, the worst thing about the whole debacle was that the guy seemed to think he'd done nothing wrong at any point, the apology he posted up was nothing like one and his excuse was weak to the point of being ridiculous.
Wikipedia is lucky that no one really seems to be hitting on the fact that Wales knew the guy was a liar when he hired him to work at Wikia last year.

Bill101 · 6 Mar 2007 at 20:50

Catholicism for Dummies
Chapter One
''You are going to Hell.Sinner''