Ah yes, the battles are so bitter because the stakes are so low. Wikipedia uber-ed Jimmy Wales stands accused of pocketing US$5k for cleaning up a Wikipedia entry on this guy.
Interested?
If you don’t have kids of your own, you can get the whole “he said/she said” thing by following the thread.
Toys quickly bid farewell to pram:
Jimmy Wales wrote:
> Of course I would never offer, nor accept any offer, whereby a donation
> would buy someone special editorial treatment in the encyclopedia. I do
> routinely assist people with WP:BLP issues, and I do courtesies for many
> people. Donations have no bearing on that at all.
>
> NPOV is non-negotiable.Alright Mr Wales,
Since you have decided to publicly respond and lie about it (not that you
have not been caught lying to the public before).I just sent **ALL** of the emails to the associated press exposing yet
more of your lies and deceit.Have a great day.
:-)
Jeff
The Internet – creating communities.
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