On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
On 17 January 2011 16:55, Anthony wikimail@inbox.org wrote:
That's what he said September 18, 2004. So no, this wasn't an honest mistake (which still would be reason not to trust what he says). And it wasn't even just Wales being misleading, as he so often does. This was an intentional lie.
If he was intentionally lying, he must have had a motive. What motive could he possibly have for lying about his age by a day?
"having fun" (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Jimmy_Wales&diff=40068551...)
Basically, the same reason most people try to get falsehoods inserted into Wikipedia.