[WikiEN-l] Do experts have a moral obligation to contribute to Wikipedia?

[WJhonson at aol.com]

As a Randian I would have to say that no, I have no moral obligation to  
give up my effort for any compensation other than that compensation which I  
declare as my due.
 
This is not to say that Ayn Rand would not contribute, only that the  
compensation of such contribution must be that which she would request, not that  
which the community would offer.  When these two are the same, than an  
expert would have no problem with contributing.
 
You are not required to sacrifice your work for the greater good.  The  
greater good is better served when you achieve a heroic effort within your own  
desired framework.  Not that framework imposed by others.  Brilliance  is 
never achieved by committee.
 
Will Johnson
 
 
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