[WikiEN-l] Correction to New Yorker Article

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Tariqabjotu just brought this up on Essjay's talk page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_bureaucratship/Essjay&diff=prev&oldid=45607167

I sure hope Robbie is real, otherwise...

On 02/03/07, Pilotguy <pilotguy.wikipedia at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> And what about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Robbie31? Essjay claimed
> he
> was gay and he was "in a long-term relationship with his partner,
> Robbie..."
> How are we to know if this guy is for real too? His few contributions
> don't
> add up.
>
> On 3/1/07, Christopher G. Parham <cparham at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
> >
> > On 3/1/2007 5:12 PM, geni wrote:
> > >
> > >> At the very least, he owes the Wikipedia community an apology for
> this
> > >> misrepresentation.
> > >> --
> > >> Peace & Love,
> > >> Erik
> > >>
> > > Got one:
> > >
> >
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Essjay&diff=prev&oldid=111847534
> > >
> > While it is good of him to apologize for any hurt caused, it would be
> > better to acknowledge that this hurt was not incidental but the result
> > of a wrongful and inappropriate action on his part. The stance he is
> > taking at the moment is that his actions were appropriate, and that any
> > damage done was unforeseeable or otherwise excusable. In my view, this
> > stance is not justified by the facts and is indicative of continuing
> > poor judgment. I would be very much comforted if Essjay amended it.
> >
> > --Chris
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