Unsubstantiated claims of Wikimedia corruption: Difference between revisions
Unsubstantiated claims of Wikimedia corruption (edit)
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*"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]] | ||
*users not consulted when user environment changes | *users not consulted when user environment changes | ||
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*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]] | *[[sysop vandalism]] most notably by [[Auntie Angela]] and [[Hephaestos]] | ||
*[[sysop vigilantiism]] and more serious [[developer vigilantiism]], notably by Tim Starling and Erik Moeller | *[[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 | ||