Cheers then, DaEezT. I was probably defensive because I felt I could have written it better.
You're right not to do that, Rabiat. Ad hominem attacks don't go anywhere on a reasonable forum. Sticking to the issue is best, even when the admin is playing inquisitor.
I've avoided taking up an account many times with wikipedia because I felt like it was a wasted effort. The misattributed or misstated quotes are the ones that really get to me, because that just illustrates sloppy research, but I felt that if anyone wanted to really look up information on a topic, they might, at best, use the dread Wiki as a stepping stone to actually learning about something, as I usually do, instead of treating it as the final step. Unfortunately, though, we tend not to have time to do full research on a given topic, and human beings are rumor-animals at times, making something that SOUNDS like knowledge become knowledge. Even when you find out later that a fact you'd heard through the grapevine is false, it's hard to dislodge it from the brain.
I think editorial authority is something too important to ever be phased out, which is why I can't take wiki as seriously as I think its founders would like it to be taken, although I admit I use it quite a bit.
