[WikiEN-l] An open letter to Jimmy Wales

[doc]

geni wrote:
> 2009/4/9 Sam Korn <smoddy at gmail.com>:
>> Perhaps you can explain what the world at large, the Wikipedia
>> community and I personally gain from publicly pursuing it.
> 
> It has in the past caused problems with our [[Wikipedia]] article and
> Jimbo's past attempts to distort the record did cause unnecessary
> conflict within wikipedia.
> 
> 


In summation: Larry says Jimmy is a self-serving liar, and presents 
(IMO) compelling evidence of the same.


The question then is:
1) Does Wikipedia/WMF care? and
2) Should Wikipedia/WMF care?

Well, perhaps not:

*unless its articles reflect something other than reality. (We are 
committed to NPOV)

*or unless Jimmy were abusing his position within WMF and the community 
to push his POV, or distort Wikipedia for his own benefit. (If the 
leader/exemplar were engaging in POV-pushing and COI meet puppetry, that 
should concern us!)

Is he?

I don't know.

Are these IRC transcripts accurate? The source is questionable, but as a 
minor participant in one of the discussions, it does seem to tally with 
my (admittedly fuzzy) memories.


http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=Jimbo_Fired_Up

http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=Jimbo_Found_Out