The question has been asked.

Which of the current (or former) Wikimedia trustees has any experience in reference publishing?

Greg

See? Already I have learned that the WMF describes Michael Snow as:



However, Michael Snow describes himself as:



I suppose one is an "attorney" even if you aren't practicing, just as long as your credentials with the bar association are kept current, right?

All you have to do is pass the bar once and then avoid being disbarred. Maintaining "active" status with the bar association is entirely optional.

He is a member of the Washington state bar and keeps his info current, but is described as "not actively practicing law." And I've confirmed his birthdate: 1974-01-22

(If you have an alleged birthdate already, and the subject of your research is listed at www.veromi.net, then you can put the exact birthdate into their form and if it hits exactly, they will spit out the name. If it's even slightly off, the name you entered won't hit for that birthdate. But normally you can only see the current age on this site, which would mean it takes up to 365 tries to hit on the exact birthdate!)

I think he really wanted to be a journalist. I invited him to send me questions for a Signpost interview when he asked me in January 2007, as I recall, but I declined to comment on every single one of his questions, so it never happened. I could tell from the questions what the final product would look like, and I was still trying to get my bio deleted!

But why would that be pertinent?

The WikiMediocracy Foundation is not a publisher, much less of reference works. It is by its own e-mission nothing but a phone company, and we are but the eavesdroppers on it.

Well, except for those among us who are Silly Buggers.

Ja Ja

Lack of publishing experience didn't stop Jimmybo from offering the newspaper industry advice.....

The question has now been "resolved" with a "best answer".

It was too easy. Sorry, couldn't resist.