[WikiEN-l] Hello world! (was "Hello world?")

[Thomas Dalton]

On 14 January 2011 12:01, Tony Sidaway <tonysidaway at gmail.com> wrote:
> 'So Jimmy's claim that the first edit was "Hello world!" isn't to be
> taken literally?'
>
> I don't see why not. It's far from unusual for a tech-savvy user to
> type that phrase into a document as a first test. I would be surprised
> if anyone expressed a good reason to doubt it.

Indeed. Jimmy says he did it. It's a very plausible claim. There is no
evidence against it. Therefore, I suggest we assume Jimmy is being
accurate.