Wikipedia:Argumentum ad Jimbonem

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This page in a nutshell: Do not make arguments or proposals solely based on interpretations of what Jimbo said.

I think that almost any argument, on any topic, which has premises beginning with "Jimbo said..." is a pretty weak argument. Surely the merits of the proposal should be primary, not what I happen to think. --Jimbo Wales, July 2006

Argumentum ad Jimbonem is the logical fallacy that "what Jimbo said" is The Truth™. Avoid creating policy proposals based upon vague (or even precise) interpretations of his words.