Comments on: Wikipedia Needs Help

By: Gregory Kohs

Gregory Kohs — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:38:01 +0000

Larry Sanger is wailing on Jimmy Wales now:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jimmy_Wales#An_open_letter_to_Jimmy_Wales_.28Moved_from_Jimbo_Wales.27_talk_page.29

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By: Gregory Kohs

Gregory Kohs — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:27:18 +0000

I misstated the compensation amount in my last comment. It is not $480,000. It is $472,000. I apologize for that error.

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:26:06 +0000

Gregory – after researching who Sangers is, I now see your point of view, and welcome it here on my blog.

To be fair, Sangers is asking for donations for his site Citizendium.org also:

Donate here: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/CZ:Donate

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:06:45 +0000

"The winners write the history" Michael´s last blog post..What a Great Thanksgiving!

By: Gregory Kohs

Gregory Kohs — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:00:45 +0000

I would strongly consider the good intent of my donation to an organization that deliberately revises the actual history of Wikipedia having been co-founded by two people, not one. And Sanger probably did twice as much work as Wales in the first 18 months that were critical to the project getting underway.

But, you all give them money if it makes you feel better. Do you even know how much they have budgeted for the compensation of the Director and the Deputy Director? $480,000. Sound reasonable to you?

By: Janelle

Janelle — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:06:59 +0000

I didn’t know Wikipedia was in any sort of trouble. What happened? Everyone loves it!

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:04:47 +0000

Nash, that’s a good reason to donate. I REALLY don’t want to see ads on wikipedia, but if that’s the only way they can keep going, then I would accept it.

By: Nash

Nash — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:57:09 +0000

I did give a small donation a few days ago. Having a few websites that I own in different niches that are linked on wikipedia pages and have gotten some good traffic from it so thought I would give back. I think it is time wikipedia just puts a small advertisement at the end of their pages or something because that wouldn't bother me and it would save them. Nash´s last blog post..Top 5 Albums of 08

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:52:38 +0000

Gregory – “Personal animosity?” Wow, that’s a stretch considering I don’t know who Sanger is.

The appeal as written by Jimmy Wales list him as the “founder.” I’m just spreading the word to help keep Wikipedia going.

By: Gregory Kohs

Gregory Kohs — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:45:44 +0000

“Founder”? Why did you say “founder”, and not “co-founder”? Do you have some kind of personal animosity against Dr. Larry Sanger, that you would go along with this Wales-generated attempt at re-writing history, or did you just make a mistake?