2009/8/9 Ray Saintonge saintonge@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.