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Jimmy Wales Faces Allegations of Corruption

Posted by Zonk on from the he's-no-jimmy-james dept.

eldavojohn writes "The SFGate site has up an article noting that Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, is facing allegations from multiple quarters accusing him of abusing his power. Several people apparently claim he used the foundation to pay for personal expenses, including reimbursement for a $1,300 dinner for four at a Florida steakhouse. Accusations have also been made indicating that he edited the Wikipedia entry of political commentator Rachel Marsden, a woman he was seeing, at her request. In the case of that allegation, Wales replied that 'I acted completely consistently with Wikipedia policy. I did the right thing: I passed along my work to date for other editors to deal with, and I recused myself from the case.'"

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  1. Jimbo Hilton by inflamed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, internet celebrities are just as scandalous and shocking as television celebrities. It's like beer for your computer screen.

  2. that's funny by ILuvRamen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey that's funny, it doesn't talk about any of that on Jimmy Wales' wikipedia page...hmmm

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  3. Re:Hitler by KevinKnSC · · Score: 5, Funny

    [Citation Needed]

  4. Re:Hitler by Gloy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Godwin would have, too. Since Godwin is employed by the Wikimedia Foundation, he probably already has.