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[[Wikipedia]] (www.wikipedia.org) is a "copyleft" encyclopedia that is collaboratively developed using wiki software. It is the largest [[GFDL corpus access provider]]. Wikipedia is managed and operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. | [[Wikipedia]] (www.wikipedia.org) is a "copyleft" encyclopedia that is collaboratively developed using wiki software. It is the largest [[GFDL corpus access provider]]. Wikipedia is managed and operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. | ||
The following article falsely claims the encyclopedic project was [[usurper|usurped]] by [[Wikimedia]] from the actual [[GFDL corpus]] contributors in 2003. This is clearly untrue based on any serious reading of the history, but the author of this document, known generally as 142 after his ip number, was banned from wikipedia for reasons that should be obvious from what he writes here and elsewhere. It is fair to say that he has a personal vendetta against Wikipedia and Wikimedia and especially Jimbo Wales. | |||
Since then it has been '''alleged''' to have become increasingly corrupt and unresponsive to those contributors and users, and to be serving the agenda of its [[sysop power structure]] instead. ''Many'' specific allegations have been posted to the [[Wikipedia mailing list]], ''far'' too many to list here, and these seem to have increased in number over time. This list includes only the most egregious and legally actionable allegations: | Since then it has been '''alleged''' to have become increasingly corrupt and unresponsive to those contributors and users, and to be serving the agenda of its [[sysop power structure]] instead. ''Many'' specific allegations have been posted to the [[Wikipedia mailing list]], ''far'' too many to list here, and these seem to have increased in number over time. This list includes only the most egregious and legally actionable allegations: | ||