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| thekohser |
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This seems very, very, very, very, very fishy to me. How does a non-profit 501-c-3 that files a Form 990 intend to keep secret, forever, a severance package for one of the top paid employees of the organization? What rotten thing is going on here? ( Original and official announcement is here.) This post has been edited by thekohser: Tue 19th October 2010, 7:53pm
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| thekohser |
Tue 26th October 2010, 6:57pm
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QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Tue 26th October 2010, 12:02pm) 
Can anyone confirm that the pay off came directly from Jimbo, and not the Wikimedia Foundation, so that it wont appear on the books ... and hence the NDA ?
I mean, I have no idea if the guy is a gentleman but he does know a whole load of shit about Wales and the operation.
If you think Jimbo would pay off someone out of his OWN POCKET, unless it was a bribe to keep quiet about something illegal that Jimbo had done, then you might as well call for a pig-flying festival tomorrow, too. |
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Tue 26th October 2010, 9:27pm
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Wed 27th October 2010, 4:57am) QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Tue 26th October 2010, 12:02pm)
Can anyone confirm that the pay off came directly from Jimbo, and not the Wikimedia Foundation, so that it wont appear on the books ... and hence the NDA ?
I mean, I have no idea if the guy is a gentleman but he does know a whole load of shit about Wales and the operation.
If you think Jimbo would pay off someone out of his OWN POCKET, unless it was a bribe to keep quiet about something illegal that Jimbo had done, then you might as well call for a pig-flying festival tomorrow, too. You were saying... 2010 Flyin' Pig BBQ & Music Festival |
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Wed 27th October 2010, 4:08am
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QUOTE(Kevin @ Tue 26th October 2010, 4:27pm) Oh come on - that was like two weeks ago.And where does this notion of Jimbo "paying off" Godwin himself come from? It might be necessary to strike that one - it's one thing to accuse Jimbo of malfeasance, it's another to accuse Jimbo of malfeasance that doesn't even advance his personal interests. Long story short, I think the basic reason for easing Godwin out of the WMF is that he's too visible. Sue and Erik don't like competition any more than Jimbo does, and they all know that virtually nothing they do can hold up under any sort of public scrutiny whatsoever. They want the attention focused on them, personally, not on what the WMF actually does, most of which is indefensible. Having Godwin around was probably a major impediment to achieving that ideal situation. |
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