Potvin wrote a rejoinder in "The Republic" claiming that the "Globe and Mail" article was motivated by its author's personal dislike of him and his criticism of the journalism taught in journalism schools. In making his case, Potvin pointed out that while the article was ostensibly about the accuracy of Wikipedia, the encyclopedia was mentioned 12 times in the article compared with 26 references to himself, "who is, on the national stage, a nobody." The editor of the "Globe and Mail", however, rejected Potvin's arguments and refused to print a retraction.