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interview at cnn —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jimbo Wales (talk • contribs) 18:43, 3 May 2007 (UTC).

another link--Jimbo Wales 14:44, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

heads up

Might see a lot of traffic on this article tomorrow as Private Eye has a story that suggests this article has been whitewashed by Jimbo wales. --Fredrick day 14:11, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Hum seems the article IS being whitewashed - Sentencing him to five years in prison, Judge Anthony Lewisohn concluded that Di Stefano is "one of nature’s fraudsters ... a swindler without scruple or conscience". http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=954&id=1129122003

How about this from the BBC The Law Society is unequivocal in its assessment. He's not a solicitor and he's not a barrister," says a spokesman. "As far as we're concerned he has no legal qualifications whatsoever. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4394095.stm

or is the BBC suddenly an unreliable source? --Fredrick day 14:34, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Note that the Independent article which is cited in this article page includes the following, "He told The Independent: 'Despite people writing about police inquiries into my activities, which isn't true, I am still practising and am a member of the American Bar and the International Bar Association and qualified in Italy. I refuse to register with the Law Society so they don't like me.'" So this seems to be a dispute between Mr. di Stephano and the Law Society, but only one side is being presented in the article. -- Donald Albury 15:36, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

What is "Private Eye"? Whitewashed? Nonsense. It is common practice to stub and rewrite an article which is problematic. No one has said that the BBC is an unreliable source, Frederick day, please do not make up such nonsense to lead people astray. People who come to this talk page need to know in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS: there is no censorship of Wikipedia, but there IS editorial control and responsibility. Write a great article, stick to the known facts, do not speculate beyond the sources, attribute all claims to the sources with exact quotes where possible.--Jimbo Wales 16:03, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

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	Note that the ''Independent'' article which is cited in this article page includes the following, "He told The Independent: 'Despite people writing about police inquiries into my activities, which isn't true, I am still practising and am a member of the American Bar and the International Bar Association and qualified in Italy. I refuse to register with the Law Society so they don't like me.'" So this seems to be a dispute between Mr. di Stephano and the Law Society, but only one side is being presented in the article. -- '''<font color="navy">[[User talk:Dalbury\|Donald Albury]]</font>''' 15:36, 23 May 2007 (UTC)		Note that the ''Independent'' article which is cited in this article page includes the following, "He told The Independent: 'Despite people writing about police inquiries into my activities, which isn't true, I am still practising and am a member of the American Bar and the International Bar Association and qualified in Italy. I refuse to register with the Law Society so they don't like me.'" So this seems to be a dispute between Mr. di Stephano and the Law Society, but only one side is being presented in the article. -- '''<font color="navy">[[User talk:Dalbury\|Donald Albury]]</font>''' 15:36, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

			::What is "Private Eye"? Whitewashed? Nonsense. It is common practice to stub and rewrite an article which is problematic. No one has said that the BBC is an unreliable source, Frederick day, please do not make up such nonsense to lead people astray. People who come to this talk page need to know in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS: there is no censorship of Wikipedia, but there IS editorial control and responsibility. Write a great article, stick to the known facts, do not speculate beyond the sources, attribute all claims to the sources with exact quotes where possible.--[[User:Jimbo Wales\|Jimbo Wales]] 16:03, 23 May 2007 (UTC)