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EssjayEssjay was an administrator and member of the Arbitration Committee? on Wikipedia. His real name was Ryan Jordan. He claimed to be a professor of theology and to hold many advanced degrees, but in reality he was 24 years old and had not earned anything beyond a high school diploma. In the spring of 2007, Essjay interviewed for an article in New Yorker? magazine, where he was quoted as representing Wikipedia. Previous to this, he had also used his status as a professor of theology to win content disputes. He took a paid position at Wikia?, a sister company to Wikipedia. A nationwide scandal erupted when Essjay was unmasked. At first, Jimbo Wales defended him, saying that his qualifications were irrelevant. After some public uproar, however, he reversed this position and asked Essjay to resign. |