http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wikipedia-sentinel- quits-after-using-alias-to-alter-entries-1698762.html
"Paul Williams, volunteers director at Wikimedia UK, the British arm of the American company, said: "Sock-puppeting is a very serious offence for anybody. But for someone on the Arbitration Committee it is even more so. It can result in a lifetime ban. The problem with Wikipedia is that you can hide behind user names, but there is an expectation that you don't write for self-interest. In this case there is a conflict of interest.""
Mike
2009/6/7 Michael Peel email@mikepeel.net:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wikipedia-sentinel- quits-after-using-alias-to-alter-entries-1698762.html
"Paul Williams, volunteers director at Wikimedia UK, the British arm of the American company, said: "Sock-puppeting is a very serious offence for anybody. But for someone on the Arbitration Committee it is even more so. It can result in a lifetime ban. The problem with Wikipedia is that you can hide behind user names, but there is an expectation that you don't write for self-interest. In this case there is a conflict of interest.""
"[ArbCom] is responsible for settling hundreds of editorial disputes every day."
They're busier than I thought...
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