1.
Mother said Josh Powell threatened her
SAN MATEO, Calif., March 12 (UPI) -- Wikipedia, the on-line encyclopedia, appears to be at another crossroads -- this time over financing.
Millions of people visit the site every day, which means Wikipedia could make a fortune from advertising. But so far, The Los Angeles Times reports, Wikipedia is reluctant to go that route.
This week, financing questions took a bizarre turn. Jeff Merkey, founder of Timpanogas Research Group, said that Jimmy Wales, one of Wikipedia's founders, agreed to give his Wikipedia entry special protection in return for a $5,000 donation to the Wikimedia Foundation.
Wales, according to Merkey's Wikipedia entry, said that the claim of special treatment is "nonsense." Wales did erase a previous entry, replacing it with an entry with limited editing access.
Sue Gardner, Wikipedia's executive director, has been trying to make the outfit more businesslike, with policies on travel and expense reimbursement and a code of conduct for employees. But Gardner told the Times that Wikipedia's attitude to money is "about as unsophisticated" as possible.
"It's time for us to grow up a little bit," she said.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney told a conservative audience in Washington Friday he would make sweeping changes to Medicare and Social Security.
|
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.
|
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first to be built in the United States since 1978.
|
BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A British company said it is opening salons across England dedicated to the tattooing the scalps of bald men to make it look like they have short hair.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
