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Originally Posted by eschwartz
It was always possible. Unless you have good reason to trust that an authority you trust is verifying each and every upload.
The fact that you trusted the MR library before AlexBell's admission means nothing other than that you should've never been foolish enough to trust it in the first place, if you were looking for an authoritative source.
Bottom line is, no source is authoritative other than the original manuscript, and you will have to make a choice at some point where you draw the line at caring.
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Which is why digital files are suspect, always, and it's not the best idea to give up on paper.
And yes, paper books can be altered, but not as secretly or easily.
I didn't trust the MR library well before that admission, because of other earlier indications of people tinkering with language.