[Wikipedia-l] Are we running out of sources

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/8/9 Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net>:
> Thomas Dalton wrote:
>>> But the fact is, Who's who is/was also based on user-submitted
>>> autobiographies.  The editors made a list of people who "should"
>>> be in there, and sent invitations with a form where the person
>>> could fill in details about family, education, career,
>>> publications, awards, and hobbies.  I'm not sure how the editors
>>> fact checked the entries.  Perhaps the risk of public shame was
>>> enough to keep people from lying.
>>>
>> What makes you think people didn't lie?
> What makes you think they did?
>
> I prefer to Assume Good Faith.

I prefer not to make assumptions when I can help it.