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Jimmy Wales claims to try to stay out of dipute resolution  
Jimmy Wales claims to try to stay out of dipute resolution  
and remain "neutral" as much as possible "so as to not influence editorial decisions,"
and remain "neutral" as much as possible "so as to not influence editorial decisions,"
but it is apparent that he does intervene, e.g. [[English Wikipedia User Secretlondon]],
but it is apparent that he does intervene, e.g. the notorious case of [[English Wikipedia User Secretlondon]].  Wales, in a classic example of [[Wikimedia]] [[thuggery]],  asked her in email to "Please stop it." He influences others who do "dispute resolution" and also very often  
and influences others who do "dispute resolution" and also very often  
[[block IP]]s for "[[vandalism]]".  This is  
[[block IP]]s for "[[vandalism]]".  This is  
the most [[sysop vigilantiism|heavily abused power]], especially when  
the most "[[sysop vigilantiism|heavily abused power]]", "especially" when  
extended to so-called "[[trolls]]".
extended to so-called "[[trolls]]".


When Wales "chats" with other users they get a picture of how "Jimbo"  
When Wales "chats" with other users they get a picture of how "Jimbo"  
tends to see things and usually [[defer]] to this person who they see
tends to see things and usually "[[defer]]" to this person who they see
as a [[GodKing|awe-inspiring founder]].  Certain [[sycophant]]s skew
as a [[GodKing|awe-inspiring founder]].  Certain [[sycophant]]s skew
issues towards the way "Jimbo" sees them.  None of this is unusual:
issues towards the way "Jimbo" sees them.  None of these are unusual:
[[Group dynamics]] suggest that this cannot be avoided but staying concious about this kind of phenomenom helps to minimize the damage it does, the [[systemic bias]] it creates, [[groupthink]] reinforced.
[[Group dynamics]] suggest that this cannot be avoided but staying concious about this kind of phemonemom helps to minimize the damage it does, the [[systemic bias]] it creates, [[groupthink]] reinforced.


==Wikimedia's response ==
==Wikimedia's response ==
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