In an attempt to rank the most honorable efforts to take a public stand against untruths, plagiarism and other transgressions, the list below features a “Keene number” ranging from 1 (excellent) to 10 (appalling):

Justin Horton (1)
Jonathan Manley (1)
Tony Miles (1)
Hugh Myers (1)
Private Eye (1)
Olimpiu G. Urcan (1)
Edward Winter (1)
John Donaldson (2)
Yasser Seirawan (2)
Michael Stean (2)
Mig Greengard (3)
William Hartston (5)
Lubomir Kavalek (5)
Baruch Harold Wood (5)
John Nunn (6)
Malcolm Pein (6)
James Plaskett (7)
Richard James (7)
Leonard Barden (8)
ChessBase.com (8)
Tim Harding (8)
New in Chess (8)
Hans Ree (8)
Bernard Cafferty (9)
Garry Kasparov (9)
Nigel Short (9)
John Watson (9)
Jimmy Adams (10)
British Chess Magazine (10)
Chessgames.com (10)
Mark Crowther (10)
Nigel Davies (10)
Leontxo García (10)
Stephen Giddins (10)
Carl Portman (10)
John Saunders (10)
Jonathan Speelman (10)
Shaun Taulbut (10)

* Gradings may change in the light of future developments.