QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 30th June 2009, 5:39pm)
I will say this -- I have an ambition to "utterly remove" anyone from the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees and/or staff who does not exhibit above-average honesty and demonstrate above-average skill sets and experience in knowledge management systems.
A worthy and not unreasonable expectation.
You know....sort of like other institutions.......
The Wikimedia Foundation sets a new standard for incompetent hiring practices.
Instead of getting experienced and knowledgeable people, who
might possibly know something about databases and encyclopedias....
..........they get Brad Patrick and Essjay and SlimVirgin and David Gerard.
Think what someone like Mel Brooks would do with
The Story Of Wikipedia.
Imagine a Broadway actor, playing Jimmy Wales and singing a song entitled
"If Only I Could Get Laid".
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