Comment by Gregory Kohs (awaiting moderation):

Joe, you've been sold a bill of goods by Beutler, I'm afraid. Before you jump on the "these are all myths" bandwagon, maybe you should inform yourself of other sources that refute most of these purported myth-busting notions.

Copy editing tip: You've repeated #4, and you misused "its".

My website link provided here is a useful place for you to go, in order to start learning how the documented facts actually paint Wikipedia and its governors in a rather darker light.