When not to trust Wikipedia.

When not to trust Wikipedia. “Wikipedia claimed Roth’s book “The Human Stain” was inspired by the life of writer Anatole Broyard. Roth said this was “in no way substantiated by fact.” He should know: he wrote it. … Roth contacted a Wikipedia official, who put him in touch with a site admin, hoping to get it rectified, and Roth wrote a letter to the admin (probably by typewriter). The admin responded that he, Philip Roth, “was not a credible source” on Philip Roth—and told him to find a secondary source!” The story reminds me of this great clip from an old movie, Back to School. ~ learn more