Unsubstantiated claims of Wikimedia corruption: Difference between revisions
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Evidence of '''Wikimedia corruption''' includes: | [[Wikipedia]] is the largest [[GFDL corpus access provider]]. It was [[usuper|usurped]] by [[Wikimedia]] in 2003. Since then it has become increasingly corrupt and unresponsive to contributors and users. Evidence of '''Wikimedia corruption''' includes: | ||
=== structural corruption === | === structural corruption === | ||
*many [[GFDL violation]]s notably re [[attribution]] and access to source text and all improvements | |||
*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]] - attempted coverup with extremely selective event reporting in [[Wikipedia]] | *[[technological escalation]] against [[Recyclopedia]] and threatened against [[Wikinfo]] - attempted coverup with extremely selective event reporting in [[Wikipedia]], attempts to blank this page. | ||
*users not consulted when user environment changes | *users not consulted when user environment changes - suggesting only certain kinds or status of users "count" | ||
*solicitation of donations beyond Florida state lines | *solicitation of donations beyond Florida state lines - may violate US federal law | ||
*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]]; several attempts to raise this issue have been suppressed | ||
*[[outing]] and concomitant [[libel]] based on [[echo chamber]] claims | *[[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 vandalism]] most notably by [[Auntie Angela]] and [[Hephaestos]] | ||
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*[[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 | ||
*total censorship of [[Wikipedia Red Faction]] - not even history now visible | |||
=== individual corruption === | === individual corruption === | ||
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*[[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 | *[[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 | *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 | ||
*[[Erik Moeller]] nearly appointed to some "special" status after losing an election, permitted to engage in frequent pro-Wikimedia [[libel]] activities | |||