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> Jimbo and the Shadow of Murdoch, Is there any connection?
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post Mon 11th July 2011, 3:27am
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I haven't seen any mention of this, so just merge to existing discussion if any.

Rupert Murdoch's Sunday paper, the News of the World, is embroiled in a vast phone-hacking scandal, and he shuts it down, while Rebekah Brooks gives out denial after denial about any knowledge of what her employees were doing...

Rebekah Brooks worked hand-in-hand with Freud Communications, and there are quite a few stories that may have been planted by that firm...

Freud Communications employs Kate Garvey (former Tony Blair aide), who fills the role of Director, and who probably at this moment has her hands full, what with all the unraveling threads at Freud Communications and her engagement to Jimbo Wales, a close relationship since the May previous at least.

Is Jimbo blissfully counting baby photos and keeping the long-distance-relationship with his fiancee fresh? Or is he reviewing in his mind any correspondence and agreements with Freud Communications he may have left behind in London?

Of course, this might all be just a big ball of coincidence... dry.gif
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post Wed 20th July 2011, 3:56pm
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Pardon if this has already been mentioned elsewhere.

Jimbo seemed to think that Wikipedia should have a biography of living person Glenn Mulcaire.

Gamaliel disagreed.

Jimbo whined that he wanted it his way. In fact, Jimbo even suggested snooping about the guy's children, his educational background, even whether he goes to church or not.

After the biography had become a clear mockery of what an encyclopedia should publish, Off2riorob decided that Jimbo had, indeed, gone too far.
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post Wed 20th July 2011, 4:55pm
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Wed 20th July 2011, 11:56am) *
After the biography had become a clear mockery of what an encyclopedia should publish, Off2riorob decided that Jimbo had, indeed, gone too far.
Cherry-picked, Greg, shame on you. Jimbo proposed, July 11, what Off2riorob implemented July 18.
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I'd rather us not doing this in a WP:BOLD way, nor in an AFD. Let's just have a quick poll here and see what we think.

I propose that we leave this article here in the history but redirect to the main hacking scandal article. I propose that we do this until someone comes up with more information about his life story outside of just his role in this scandal. Absent that, this isn't a real biography.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 15:59, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

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