Wiki boss accused of editing for donation
Who knows?
Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales has been accused of
agreeing to edit a page on the online encyclopaedia in exchange for a
donation.
Former Novell chief scientist Jeffrey Merkey says he donated $5,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation in exchange for changes to his Wikipedia entry.
Mr Merkey says Mr Wales agreed to “use his influence” to remove libellous remarks in the entry.
In response, Mr Wales has called the allegations “nonsense”.
The edit history of the page does show changes made by Jimmy Wales and that the page was “protected”, so that no further edits can be made by the public.
I rarely use Wikipedia - so, what’s your opinion?
Former Novell chief scientist Jeffrey Merkey says he donated $5,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation in exchange for changes to his Wikipedia entry.
Mr Merkey says Mr Wales agreed to “use his influence” to remove libellous remarks in the entry.
In response, Mr Wales has called the allegations “nonsense”.
The edit history of the page does show changes made by Jimmy Wales and that the page was “protected”, so that no further edits can be made by the public.
I rarely use Wikipedia - so, what’s your opinion?
Posted: Wed - March 12, 2008 at 10:55 AM