It might interest list readers to know that Mr. Jackson (user Strangetruther[3]) was so incensed by my 188-word comment in this thread that he wrote a nearly 5,000 word screed against me on his blog[1]. In it, he calls me a liar, a psychopath, mendacious, a Wiki-wanker (Oh no!), refers to me incorrectly as a Wikipedia "manager" or member of the hierarchy, etc.
He did a bit of research into my background, but predictably got it wrong. That doesn't stop him from planning to warn my company that I'm prone to irresponsible lying (as opposed to that responsible sort of lying I ought to be doing?). In case you might think I was his only target, he also offered a similar takedown of Matt Martynuik (user MMartynuik)[2].
He goes on to suggest that anyone wanting to insert their favorite theories into Wikipedia should simply register multiple accounts, use TOR proxies, and manufacture a consensus - or at least, a filibuster. Tactics I'm sure he theorized all on his own.
Obviously the behavior of a dedicated, conscientious scientist of the highest order. The wages of posting on a public mailing list under my real name, I suppose.
[1]http://sciencepolice2010.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/the-wiki-wankers-2-nathan-... [2]http://sciencepolice2010.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/the-wiki-wankers-1-matt-ma... http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Strangetruth...