[WikiEN-l] Jimmy Wales in the news

[Anthony]

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Tony Sidaway <tonysidaway at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/03/2008, Alec Conroy <alecmconroy at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >
>  >  The bigger problem are the allegations mentioned in the article about
>  >  use of foundation funds.  Three specific claims are made:
>  >  -Jimbo tried to expense a $300+ bottle of wine
>  >  -Jimbo tried to expense a massage parlor visit
>  >  -Wikimedia foundation took away Jimbo's credit card.
>  >
>
>  I don't see the big deal here.  Employees are entitled to fill in
>  expenses forms and their employers are permitted to say "Sorry Jimmy,
>  that's just outrageous".
>
Intentionally submitting a receipt to a non-profit charity which one
knows is unacceptable is unethical at best.  However, "intentionally"
and "knows" are two key parts to that sentence which have not been
proven - in fact, the entire incident has merely been alleged.

Your comment also neglects a key bit of context - that we are talking
about a non-profit charity.  A for-profit employer is legally
permitted to reimburse just about anyone for just about anything.  A
non-profit charity is not.