[WikiEN-l] Jimmy Wales in the news

[Ray Saintonge]

Steven Walling wrote:
> Putting the utter stupidity of discussing Jimbo's sex life at all aside, I
> will say that this episode rings true for me in one important sense. As an
> employee of a for-profit wiki, I've had the *entire* 20+ person staff agree
> unanimously that they love Wikipedia despite Jimmy Wales, emphasis on the
> "despite". Part of me recognizes that all this hullabaloo is a product of
> the media's inane focus on the cult of celebrity, but still...wouldn't we
> just be better off without him? My moral compass swings to a resounding Yes.
>   
I can't see that it will make much difference at all to the site.  There 
is a giggle factor to his being taken in by this Circe, but that alone 
is not adequate reason for fomenting a coup.

Ec