[Foundation-l] Jimbo's Sexual Image Deletions

[The Cunctator]

That about sums it up.

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Marcus Buck <me at marcusbuck.org> wrote:

> I try to understand what happened, but I'm not sure whether the pieces
> that I found so far add up.
>
> * Larry Sanger is mad about Wikimedia. [apparent]
> * Larry Sanger notifies the FBI and tells them Wikimedia hosts child
> porn. [affirmed]
> * The FBI is rather unimpressed and does not take swift action. [apparent]
> * Larry Sanger informs media about us alleging Wikimedia of hosting
> porn. [unaffirmed]
> * The (conservative) TV station FOX reports about Wikimedia and contacts
> many important companies that have donated money for Wikimedia in the
> past whether they want to comment on the allegations. [affirmed]
> * The companies are contacting Wikimedia to ask what's going on.
> [unaffirmed]
> * The board worries about losses in donations and either sends Jimbo to
> Commons or Jimbo unilaterally decides to handle the case. [unaffirmed]
> * Without mentioning the previous developments Jimbo starts to delete
> all files that are "porn" (in his opinion, not sparing PD-old artworks
> etc.). Even engaging in edit-warring and ignoring input from the Commons
> community and ignoring community policies. [affirmed]
> * The Commons community condemns Jimbo's actions but has no power at all
> to stop the "Founder"-flagged berserk. [affirmed]
>
> Is this the story? Or are there any story arcs that I missed? Please
> correct me, wherever I am wrong.
>
> Marcus Buck
> User:Slomox
>
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