In 2005, Mr. Lokshin stated that he was "shamelessly stealing [a] userbox idea from Essjay," a fraud who was dismissed from all positions of authority after having been caught claiming false credentials to both the Wikipedia editing community and the New Yorker.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Kirill_Lokshin&diff=25519852&oldid=prev][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Essjay/RFC][http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact] Nine hours later, he added that he was "an engineer living in the state of Maryland."[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Kirill_Lokshin&diff=25556744&oldid=25539585] Mr. Lokshin was only 21-22 years old at this time. | In 2005, Mr. Lokshin stated that he was "shamelessly stealing [a] userbox idea from Essjay," a fraud who was dismissed from all positions of authority after having been caught claiming false credentials to both the Wikipedia editing community and the New Yorker.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Kirill_Lokshin&diff=25519852&oldid=prev][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Essjay/RFC][http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact] Nine hours later, he added that he was "an engineer living in the state of Maryland."[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Kirill_Lokshin&diff=25556744&oldid=25539585] Mr. Lokshin was only 21-22 years old at this time. |