this is a distortion i agree that a separate article on mr chase was not justified i said so in the press last december but while i played a role in identifying mr chase it was the new york times and john seigenthaler sr who had more influence than i when it came to getting his name into print and as i recall mr seigenthaler had a private word with you about how he might identify the vandal and you gave him a song and dance about how wikipedia is helpless and by implication blameless in these matters you didn't try very hard to help mr seigenthaler i tried a little bit harder than you and now you slam me for violating this poor fellow's privacy mr wales you owe me an apology