Is Sue Gardner an Idiot? Options

[Ottava]

Sue Gardner opens her mouth but doesn't know what she is talking about.

Todd Akin went off a doctor's claim that less than .1% of rape victims get pregnant and declared pregnancy after rape to be "rare." I've showed that the only study contradicting that to be bunk because they did not apply a proper control group nor try to see if their results were logical.


But there is something even more basic.

The study saying 5% of rape victims become pregnant only has rape victims that had semen left inside of them (not that common, actually, as many rapes are not finished, or have full ejaculation) and there was no birth control used before, during, or after. Furthermore, they only accounted for "fertile" women, and there are rapes of post-menopausal and those too young to get pregnant.

Thus, the "5% claim" doesn't actually contradict the less than .1% of all rapes. She is wading into a major topic whose title suggests Todd Akin raped someone and is spouting off stuff she really doesn't know. She should have known better.



Bonus: The Executive of the WMF doesn't know that "I disagree with him politically" is not a legitimate keep rationale.

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[TheKartingWikipedian]

How much is she paid by the Foundation?

[Ottava]

How much is she paid by the Foundation?

That wouldn't give you a true figure. There are probably substantial benefits such as paid expenses, trips, etc., in addition to the "speaking fees" that she could easily charge. The real question is, how much does she report to the IRS, and how Wikimedia can justify her making clearly political statements in violation of multiple policies, including the Foundation mandated BLP policy.

[TheKartingWikipedian]

How much is she paid by the Foundation?

That wouldn't give you a true figure. There are probably substantial benefits such as paid expenses, trips, etc., in addition to the "speaking fees" that she could easily charge. The real question is, how much does she report to the IRS, and how Wikimedia can justify her making clearly political statements in violation of multiple policies, including the Foundation mandated BLP policy.

Yes, but what's her salary? I just want to know 'cos I'm a nosey bastard. Whatever it is, I bet she isn't worth it.

[Ottava]

How much is she paid by the Foundation?

That wouldn't give you a true figure. There are probably substantial benefits such as paid expenses, trips, etc., in addition to the "speaking fees" that she could easily charge. The real question is, how much does she report to the IRS, and how Wikimedia can justify her making clearly political statements in violation of multiple policies, including the Foundation mandated BLP policy.

Yes, but what's her salary? I just want to know 'cos I'm a nosey bastard. Whatever it is, I bet she isn't worth it.

In 2010, it was 168,700.