**>* > **Part of the problem is being involved in a project with sociopaths *>* > **like Daniel Brandt and his friends stalking those involved. *> *They are obsessive with "outing" the real life identity of*
*pseudo-anonymous editors, they lose interest pretty quickly if the real* *life identity is known as obviously is the case here.*
Didn't Essjay also use Daniel Brandt as the reason to lie about his degrees, and wasn't this entirely o.k. with the foundation? Weren't questions dismissed as "trolling/stalking?"
Well, in some instances, there has been real-life harassment if editors are particularly disliked. If people had a particular animus against Paul as an editor, I'm sure they would go after him in real life if they could.
The obvious solution is for Paul to substantiate his professional background without disclosing his Wikipedia username.
I've been assured that he's a respected administrator on en.wp. What I doubt is this background as a "career financial manager."