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Lying? Check. Bold Faced Lying. You are Hired

As the recent blowup with Wikipedia demonstrates, its that Wikipedians whatever their ilk are largely passive/aggressive whiny people. Essjay has been a long time Wikipedia contributor has long claimed to be a tenured professor of theology. In his capacity as editor at Wikipedia, he has claimed


to be the most well respected Catholic expert at Wikipedia. He has written letters to other academics claiming to be an academic. Here’s his old biography
“I am a tenured professor of theology at a private university in the eastern United States; I teach both undergraduate and graduate theology.
My Academic Degrees:
* Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies (B.A.)
* Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.)
* Doctorate of Philosophy in Theology (Ph.D.)
* Doctorate in Canon Law (JCD)
His rather hollow claim is that he gave himself two Doctorates in order to hide his identity from stalkers. Here’s his apology.

For two years, I have poured my life into making this site a better place. That many people feel hurt by my decision pains me greatly, and to them I am genuinely sorry. To the stalkers, the trolls, and the vandals, I am not sorry; they are abusive, hateful people, and they have done far worse things than those whole of the Wikipedia Community, myself included, have ever thought about doing. Now, I am going back to what I have always done: Making Wikipedia a better place. (In the immediate present, I’m going to bed, as I’ve been up for quite a long time.) Tonight, I will be back to my normal routine: Blocking vandals, closing RFAs, tending to the mailing lists, etc. I have no intention of going anywhere, because to do so would be to let the vandals, trolls, and stalkers win.
I have no doubt that others will continue to debate this matter; I have no intention to say anything further, as I have made my statement complete. If anyone needs me, look where the work of keeping the encyclopedia running is being done, and you’ll probably find me there.

A typical non apology apology. Please note he’s the victim here. And those people who noticed he was regularly lying are nothing more than trolls. Look my friend you have a problem. Jimmy Wales, after this was brought to his attention, still hired him at his Wiki startup. It really makes you wonder about the ethics and more importantly the decision making processes at Wikia, specifcially Jimmy Wales.

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