On 17 May 2010 16:32, Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
I would say the point of the Fox article is the
subtext: no one rules
the WMF, ergo they would have no way to comply with legal requirements
such as a take-down order. NB the subtle solecism "free reign" (for
"free rein") that turns the wiki ideal on its head, and the wholely
misleading suggestion that Jimbo could ever "assign projects" as
man-management (other than to employees), rather than operate as a
"low-level administrator" does, by building small teams.
I wouldn't go so far as to say it has that much point; it constructs a
plausible fictional description that would be accepted by people who
don't know how Wikipedia works.
On his SharedKnowing list, Dr Sanger notes he's just joined Wikipedia
Review and heartily recommends it to all.
- d.