2009/5/13 Gwern Branwen gwern0@gmail.com:
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not sure this poem can be taken as a reliable source that he is 58, but it most certainly can't be taken as any kind of source that he is 40. It is quite clear that the poem isn't intended to be taken seriously.
I was very tempted to edit the Frazier article to change his birthyear with this poem as a source, just to see whether the editors of that article are mindless WP:V/RS drones. But then I realized that, as salutary an example as that might be, it would be climbing a pointy government building.
Well done for showing restraint! You made the right decision.