On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 17 January 2011 16:55, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote:
>> That's what he said September 18, 2004.  So no, this wasn't an honest
>> mistake (which still would be reason not to trust what he says).  And
>> it wasn't even just Wales being misleading, as he so often does.  This
>> was an intentional lie.
>
> If he was intentionally lying, he must have had a motive. What motive
> could he possibly have for lying about his age by a day?

"having fun" 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Jimmy_Wales&diff=400685519&oldid=400683806)

Basically, the same reason most people try to get falsehoods inserted
into Wikipedia.

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