Jimmy Wales Faces Allegations of Corruption

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.'"

Jimbo Hilton

[inflamed]

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

that's funny

[ILuvRamen]

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

Hmmm....

[Otter]

1) In the sidebar on that page is "S.F. nonprofit fires CFO over missing $3.6 million", so a $1300 dinner tab and an angry ex-mistress seem relatively tame by comparison.

2) Even by blog standards, "All's Wool that Ends Wool" is a pretty awful name.

Re:Hitler

[KevinKnSC]

[Citation Needed]

This is not news!

[positiveexperience]

Excuse me, but this is not news.

Wait a second?

[downix]

You can have someone else edit you?

*calls up the wife*

Re:Hitler

[sm62704]

Godwin would have, too.

Re:Like Volkswagen

[sm62704]

So we've Godwinned a thread that talks about Jimmy Wales "evil plot" to take 3 people out to an expensive dinner

Damn, $1300 for four people? And I thought my girlfriends were fat! Poor Jimmy!

Re:An open community wins again

[fistfullast33l]

It is like science, it doesn't matter who comes up with the evidence or the theory to explain it. The only thing that matters whether it's correct or not.

I guess, however I think the joule, watt, newton, tesla, ampere, degree celsius, degree fahrenheit, volt and many others would probably have something to say about it.

a hypocritical douche

[Anonymous Coward]

Is that like when you don't have that not-so-fresh feeling, but you say you do?

Re:Hitler

[Gloy]

Godwin would have, too.

Since Godwin is employed by the Wikimedia Foundation [wikimediafoundation.org], he probably already has.

Re:Here's why it matters

[MMC Monster]

Okay. I've donated a couple hundred dollars to wikipedia. Maybe they can ear mark that towards the steak dinner. Should we open up a separate donation for his breakfast?

Re:The devious plot is out.. again

[AxelBoldt]

I believe he was involved in pornography before he started Wikipedia.

You say that as if it were a bad thing.