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Death Bredon[edit]

As readers of Dorothy L. Sayers will know, Death Bredon is the pseudonym of a fictious character, Lord Peter Wimsey, adopted for use in an environment seething with stretched facts, half truths, and outright lies ... in other words, an advertising company. I therefore also find it singularly appropriate for Wikipedia. I consider Wiki useful for looking up dates and -- occasionally -- people, but woe betide the layman who trusts Wiki for facts at least in any of the fields I have any knowledge in. I have neither the time nor the inclination to do any serious editing myself (not to mention any taste for the arguments with morons that often seem to ensue), so I will limit myself to an occasional prod, quip, or pointer here and there.

That's OK, we're all just honoured that a higher being like yourself would spare some of your precious time to point out our failings. If you would like someone to clean your boots as well I'm sure one of the humble morons here could oblige. Oh, and would it be impertinent of me to point out that the word is "fictitious" - not "fictious"? Richerman (talk) 14:13, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
There is a very easy way of testing the veracity and validity of any Wikipedia article, and that is to look at the citations. If the article is thick with citations to reputable sources, look at the bibliography section near the bottom for the sources, then you can be reasonably sure that the article is a valid treatment of its subject. You can always do a spot-check on one or two of the citations (or more), if you have access to the relevant book or journal, to ensure that the citation supports the text. There you go, easy enough really. Urselius (talk) 11:38, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

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