On Mar 1, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Stan Shebs wrote:
I can see more than a little embarassment for the New Yorker here too. Retired professors tend to have left a long trail behind them - I talked casually with one the other day, took just ten minutes with Google to reconstruct his professional career given only last name and a mention of a couple of his research interests. I wonder how NYer managed not to take any interest in independently looking up any of Essjay's background.
Where is editorial control and fact checking when you need it? Incredible...
-- Jossi