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[Pattaya today newspaper] Dispute brews over pornographic images on Wikimedia | Pattaya ...: On Sunday, in response, Jimmy Wales voluntarily revoked many of the “permissions” given to him as Wikipedia’s founder, to delete and edit “protected”

[T-SIX - T6 - The End Of The Internet] Pornography on Wikipedia?: I think that if sexuality is not included then it nudity is not an issue but, at the same time, as the owner and operator of the website, Wales has every right to edit and limit the content of his own website regardless of what anyone else believes... and if that brings about consequences from the users, well so be it.

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Row over Pornographic Images on Wikimedia: Co-founder Jimmy Wales surrendered some of his privileges because other contributors protested that he deleted some of the images without prior consultation. In early April, the another co-founder, Larry Sanger, alleged to the FBI  that the organisation was "knowingly distributing child pornography".

[PeterDavid.net] The Wikipedia Deletionists, Round 2 | PeterDavid.net: Luigi Novi: And for all we know, any number or most of those people could’ve been people who, like you, are willfully ignorant of Wikipedia’s policies, don’t want discuss or consider why they’re important, and often leave the site in a huff after just sticking their toe in the water, because they don’t have what it takes to stick it out on a site that requires not only collaboration, but standards for content as well. We see this all the time with editors who come onto the site, don’t care to learn the guidelines, don’t want to be told, and then get obnoxious when people try to help them, even politely, like me.

[Workbench] Wikipedia Founder Looks Out for Number 1 | Workbench: I think it's generally in poor taste for people to edit entries about themselves but for obvious reasons I'm sympathetic to their plight, having done it myself. I regard my edits to be minor factual corrections, and of course I have never edited my entry in anything other than a transparent public way, defending my changes on the talk page.

[maxxza.com] maxxza.com » Blog Archive: Last week, administrators of Wikimedia Commons, a media file store widely used for Wikipedia articles, deleted hundreds of images. Some images deemed by the Wikipedia community to have educational merit have since been reinstated.

[Macleans.ca] Agent provocateur | Macleans.ca - Culture - Media: After the 41-year-old Internet entrepreneur announced he and the 33-year-old Marsden were "no longer involved" on his Wikipedia discussion page, Marsden retaliated with a template for cyberromance revenge: she auctioned off clothing she said belonged to Wales on eBay, then released instant messages that suggested Wales violated his own site's rules. The spat received international media coverage and resulted in scrutiny of both Wales' and Wikimedia Foundation's practices that verged on full-blown scandal before fading away.

[Watts Up With That?] More on Wikipedia and Connolley - he's been canned as a Wiki ...: administrators on the English Wikipedia alone, which normally ensures that no single editor or administrator can exert a commanding influence over the project or any particular aspect of it. There are also often disputes about content or administrative policy, but Wikipedia has solid procedures to resolve disputes and to make sure that every contested action, including the deletion of articles or the blocking of contributors, is subject to review in a community discussion or by an independent Arbitration Committee

[Caledonian Mercury: Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland's first truly online newspaper] War of words over 'wicked' Wikipedia | Caledonian Mercury ...: According to the BBC, the immediate reaction from Wikipedia boss Jimmy Wales, who co-founded the business with Mr Sanger, was to urge a purge of porn from the user-generated Wiki site. But, according to reports today, Mr Wales unilateral action angered his contributing editors who declared that his decision was undemocratic and taken with undue haste.

[AnilDhakal.com.np] pornographic images on Wikimedia | AnilDhakal.com.np: Last week, administrators of Wikimedia Commons, a media file store widely used for Wikipedia articles, deleted hundreds of images. Some images deemed by the Wikipedia community to have educational merit have since been reinstated.

[ExFn.com Daily Fresh News] 'Pornography' row hits Wiki sites | ExFn.com Daily Fresh News: Some images deemed by the Wikipedia community to have educational merit have since been reinstated. On Sunday, in response, Jimmy Wales voluntarily revoked many of the "permissions" given to him as Wikipedia's founder, to delete and edit "protected" content on Wikimedia Commons.

[Grandicki's Blog] Criticism of Wikipedia: True discussion is impossible as Bauder behaves in a 'Jimbo-esque' manner (like Jimbo Wales, the founder of Wikipedia), issuing 'edicts' and ignoring 'arguments'. Bauder portrays his opinions as 'commonsense' so that his claims doesn't .

[BBC Blogs | Technology] BBC - dot.life: Wikipedia - IWF backs down: So now, instead of applying an objective set of rules (is it illegal under UK law - admittedly a ruling with a degree of subjectivity, but an area in which IWF are probably the people who can credibly claim the most experience is guessing at what a jury would hold), they now have a second level of decision about how much flack the organisation will receive.

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