http://www.metafilter.com/tags/DannyWool Posts tagged with 'DannyWool' at MetaFilter. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:51:44 -0800 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:51:44 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/69787/Can%2D650%2Din%2Ddinner%2Ddrinks%2Dbuy%2Da%2DNeutral%2DPoint%2Dof%2DView <blockquote>[Former Novell chief scientist] Jeff Merkey,... claims [Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy] <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/more-woes-for-wikipedias-jimmy-wales/2008/03/11/1205125874243.html">Wales told him in 2006 that in exchange for a substantial donation from Merkey, he would edit his uncomplimentary Wikipedia entry to make it more favourable.</a> Merkey made a $US5000 ([AU]$5455) donation in 2006... around the same time, Wales personally made changes to [Merkey's Wikipedia] entry after wiping it out completely and ordering editors to start over.</blockquote> But it's all in a good cause, to keep Wikipedia ad-free, right? Well, no, according to <a href="http://allswool.blogspot.com/">Danny Wool</a>, Wales's former "right-hand man" at Wikipedia: Wool says <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/wikipedia-head-accused-of-expenses-rort/2008/03/05/1204402516874.html">Wales used the contributions to pay for, among other things, Russian massages and as much as $650 on wine for a dinner for four, while Wales traveled at Wikipedia's expense.</a> And though Wikipedia paid his expenses, Wool claims that Wales kept the proceeds: <a href="http://allswool.blogspot.com/2008/03/money-for-nothing-chicks-for-free.html">"At one point [Wales] owed the Foundation some $30,000 in receipts, and this while we were preparing for the audit. Not a bad sum, considering that many of those trips had fat honoraria, which Jimbeau kept for himself."</a> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69787 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:51:44 -0800 DannyWool JimmyWales NPOV Wikipedia orthogonality