Unsubstantiated claims of Wikimedia corruption: Difference between revisions
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Evidence of '''Wikimedia corruption''' includes: | Evidence of '''Wikimedia corruption''' includes: | ||
=== structural corruption === | |||
*no actual end user (as opposed to "developer" or "sysop" or "editor") rep on the "board" | *no actual end user (as opposed to "developer" or "sysop" or "editor") rep on the "board" | ||
*"Wikimedia Foundation" not consulted when legally important decisions made, e.g. [http://mail.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2004-June/000384.html in response to Wikipedia being blocked in China], which is the biggest issue it has ever faced, the [[GodKing]] unilaterally "hereby authorize Andrew Lih to make a statement on our behalf, based on [[usual happy NPOV talk]]." This was less than one day after the "election" of [[Wikimedia Board of Trustees]] who evidently had no opinion that mattered, on this all-important question. | *"Wikimedia Foundation" not consulted when legally important decisions made, e.g. [http://mail.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2004-June/000384.html in response to Wikipedia being blocked in China], which is the biggest issue it has ever faced, the [[GodKing]] unilaterally "hereby authorize Andrew Lih to make a statement on our behalf, based on [[usual happy NPOV talk]]." This was less than one day after the "election" of [[Wikimedia Board of Trustees]] who evidently had no opinion that mattered, on this all-important question. | ||
*false claims added to [[Wikimedia]] article here, and true claims removed | *false claims added to [[Wikimedia]] article here, and true claims removed | ||
*[[technological escalation]] against [[Recyclopedia]] and threatened against [[Wikinfo]] | *[[technological escalation]] against [[Recyclopedia]] and threatened against [[Wikinfo]] - attempted coverup with extremely selective event reporting in [[Wikipedia]] | ||
*users not consulted when user environment changes | *users not consulted when user environment changes | ||
*solicitation of donations beyond Florida state lines | *solicitation of donations beyond Florida state lines | ||
*withholding of information regarding link transit at [[Wikipedia]] which would be very useful to editors, but also quite profitable for a [[search engine]] like Bomis | *withholding of information regarding link transit at [[Wikipedia]] which would be very useful to editors, but also quite profitable for a [[search engine]] like [[Bomis]] | ||
*[[outing]] and concomitant [[libel]] based on [[echo chamber]] claims | *[[outing]] and concomitant [[libel]] based on [[echo chamber]] claims | ||
*[[sysop vandalism]] most notably by [[Auntie Angela]] and [[Hephaestos]] | *tolerance of extensive [[sysop vandalism]] most notably by [[Auntie Angela]] and [[Hephaestos]] | ||
*[[sysop vigilantiism]] and more serious [[developer vigilantiism]], notably by Tim Starling and Erik Moeller | *tolerance of extensive [[sysop vigilantiism]] and more serious [[developer vigilantiism]], notably by Tim Starling and Erik Moeller | ||
*[[ad hominem delete]] without process, recently spread to [[Meta-Wikipedia]] | *[[ad hominem delete]] without process, recently spread to [[Meta-Wikipedia]] | ||
*[[ad hominem revert]] allowed to stand | *[[ad hominem revert]] allowed to stand | ||
*U.S. and U.K. centric editorial policy, set by people who speak only English | *U.S. and U.K. centric editorial policy, set by people who speak only English | ||
=== individual corruption === | |||
*[[libel chill]] by Wales, attempting to silence critics of his decisions and appointments, or even just those who point out [[GFDL violation]]s by Wikimedia | |||
*[[Daniel Mayer]] was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer on July 4, 2004; this individual is hardly credible as a reporter of facts or a guardian of any principles, given his long standing participation in [[echo chamber]] and [[libel pit]] activities; it strongly detracts from credibility of [[Wikimedia]] and [[Wikipedia]] when such a person is in charge of the books | |||
*appointment of [[Tim Starling]] as "developer liaison" presumably to ensure that any features to reinforce [[sysop power structure]] will be high priority, and those that would distribute more power to users would become low priority | |||
Revision as of 21:43, 17 July 2004
Evidence of Wikimedia corruption includes:
structural corruption
- no actual end user (as opposed to "developer" or "sysop" or "editor") rep on the "board"
- "Wikimedia Foundation" not consulted when legally important decisions made, e.g. in response to Wikipedia being blocked in China, which is the biggest issue it has ever faced, the GodKing unilaterally "hereby authorize Andrew Lih to make a statement on our behalf, based on usual happy NPOV talk." This was less than one day after the "election" of Wikimedia Board of Trustees who evidently had no opinion that mattered, on this all-important question.
- false claims added to Wikimedia article here, and true claims removed
- technological escalation against Recyclopedia and threatened against Wikinfo - attempted coverup with extremely selective event reporting in Wikipedia
- users not consulted when user environment changes
- solicitation of donations beyond Florida state lines
- withholding of information regarding link transit at Wikipedia which would be very useful to editors, but also quite profitable for a search engine like Bomis
- outing and concomitant libel based on echo chamber claims
- tolerance of extensive sysop vandalism most notably by Auntie Angela and Hephaestos
- tolerance of extensive sysop vigilantiism and more serious developer vigilantiism, notably by Tim Starling and Erik Moeller
- ad hominem delete without process, recently spread to Meta-Wikipedia
- ad hominem revert allowed to stand
- U.S. and U.K. centric editorial policy, set by people who speak only English
individual corruption
- libel chill by Wales, attempting to silence critics of his decisions and appointments, or even just those who point out GFDL violations by Wikimedia
- Daniel Mayer was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer on July 4, 2004; this individual is hardly credible as a reporter of facts or a guardian of any principles, given his long standing participation in echo chamber and libel pit activities; it strongly detracts from credibility of Wikimedia and Wikipedia when such a person is in charge of the books
- appointment of Tim Starling as "developer liaison" presumably to ensure that any features to reinforce sysop power structure will be high priority, and those that would distribute more power to users would become low priority