This just in from [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous#Class Action?]]:
I was recently contacted by some law firm from Miami, Florida about some class-action lawsuit they were assembling that involved a bunch of former and current Wikipedia editors that are suing the Wikimedia Foundation for compensation for all the time they spent improving the site without pay. [[User:Snowboarder77]] 03:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
I rather suspect it's bogus on a couple of different levels, but I thought I'd mention it here.
On 2/18/07, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
This just in from [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous#Class Action?]]:
I was recently contacted by some law firm from Miami, Florida about some class-action lawsuit they were assembling that involved a bunch of former and current Wikipedia editors that are suing the Wikimedia Foundation for compensation for all the time they spent improving the site without pay. [[User:Snowboarder77]] 03:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)I rather suspect it's bogus on a couple of different levels, but I thought I'd mention it here.
And I'm planning on suing my local church for compensation for all the work I've done over the last few years without getting paid, even though I was volunteering at the time. What rubbish!
-David
On 2/19/07, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
This just in from [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous#Class Action?]]:
I was recently contacted by some law firm from Miami, Florida about some class-action lawsuit they were assembling that involved a bunch of former and current Wikipedia editors that are suing the Wikimedia Foundation for compensation for all the time they spent improving the site without pay. [[User:Snowboarder77]] 03:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)I rather suspect it's bogus on a couple of different levels, but I thought I'd mention it here.
While it does sound like BS it isn't unthinkable that someone, somewhere is trying to get clients for a class-action suit against wikipedia for something. It sounded like Snowborader77 was pretty confused, maybe he misunderstood the lawyer.
It's probably nothing, but it isn't unthinkable that it is something. Just sayin'
--Oskar
On 19/02/07, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
I was recently contacted by some law firm from Miami, Florida about some class-action lawsuit they were assembling that involved a bunch of former and current Wikipedia editors that are suing the Wikimedia Foundation for compensation for all the time they spent improving the site without pay. [[User:Snowboarder77]] 03:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)I rather suspect it's bogus on a couple of different levels, but I thought I'd mention it here.
User:Spintasser having a spot of fun. Blocked 24 hours as a form of applause.
- d.
On 2/18/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 19/02/07, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
I was recently contacted by some law firm from Miami, Florida about some class-action lawsuit they were assembling that involved a bunch of former and current Wikipedia editors that are suing the Wikimedia Foundation for compensation for all the time they spent improving the site without pay. [[User:Snowboarder77]] 03:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)I rather suspect it's bogus on a couple of different levels, but I thought I'd mention it here.
User:Spintasser having a spot of fun. Blocked 24 hours as a form of applause.
- d.
Nice touch--really. KP
On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:29:35 -0500, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
I was recently contacted by some law firm from Miami, Florida about some class-action lawsuit they were assembling that involved a bunch of former and current Wikipedia editors that are suing the Wikimedia Foundation for compensation for all the time they spent improving the site without pay. [[User:Snowboarder77]] 03:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
About six weeks early, I'd say.
Guy (JzG)
This just in from [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous#Class Action?]]:
I was recently contacted by some law firm from Miami, Florida about some class-action lawsuit they were assembling that involved a bunch of former and current Wikipedia editors that are suing the Wikimedia Foundation for compensation for all the time they spent improving the site without pay. [[User:Snowboarder77]] 03:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)I rather suspect it's bogus on a couple of different levels, but I thought I'd mention it here.
You can do that under Florida law? I'm living in the wrong country... ;)