[WikiEN-l] the elephant in the room

[Ray Saintonge]

Slim Virgin wrote:

>On 6/18/07, David Goodman <dgoodmanny at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>The one actual example of true harm done to WP by false credentials
>>was not accomplished by technology. but by what is euphemistically
>>termed social engineering: fraud on one side, credulity on the other.
>>DGG
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>David, as a matter of interest, how do you know this? That is, how do
>you know there has only been one example of true harm done to WP by
>false credentials?
>
You're asking him to prove a negative.  If he believes that there are no 
other examples he can keep looking from now till doomsday and not find 
any.  That's why the burden of proof is on those who claim that they 
exist.  If you know that they exist don't be coy about it.

Ec