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==Wikipedia has too much power.==

==Wikipedia has too much power.==

Wikipedia smothers out more authoritative, but less-linked-to sites in Google and other search engine rankings. Microsoft [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-encarta-dies-after-long-battle-with-wikipedia/?hp closed down Encarta], mainly due to the Wikipedia effect.  Wikipedia has garnered an ability to set the 'truth' in mainstream media and blogs that consult it every day, without digging deeper to verify facts from independent sources.  Controversial Wikipedia pages suffer from "ownership" by content bullies who drive off independent editors, all supported by administrator cabals who follow one another around, supporting reverted edits and editor blocks and bans.

Wikipedia smothers out more authoritative, but less-linked-to sites in Google and other search engine rankings. Microsoft [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/microsoft-encarta-dies-after-long-battle-with-wikipedia/?hp closed down Encarta], mainly due to the Wikipedia effect.  Wikipedia has garnered an ability to set the 'truth' in mainstream media and blogs that consult it every day, without digging deeper to verify facts from independent sources.  Controversial Wikipedia pages suffer from "ownership" by content bullies who drive off independent editors, all supported by administrator cabals who follow one another around, supporting reverted edits and editor blocks and bans.

==Your donation will indirectly fund Wikia, Inc., which is not a charity.==

==Your donation will indirectly fund Wikia, Inc., which is not a charity.==

==The Wikimedia Foundation's leadership leaves much to be desired.==

==The Wikimedia Foundation's leadership leaves much to be desired.==

* Jimbo Wales, ''Chairman Emeritus'' - (hired a liar "Essjay", then told the press he "didn't really have a problem with it"; showed little fiscal economy when discussing [http://valleywag.gawker.com/365219/modest-frugal-jimmy-wales-flies-first+class airfares to Korea]; not to mention his [[Criticism of Jimmy Wales|other transgressions]])

* '''Jimbo Wales''', ''Chairman Emeritus'' - Hired a [http://www.zdnet.com/blog/ratcliffe/wikipedia-why-does-essjay-need-to-protect-himself/271 liar] using the nickname "Essjay", then told the press he "didn't really have a problem with it"; showed little fiscal economy when discussing [http://valleywag.gawker.com/365219/modest-frugal-jimmy-wales-flies-first+class airfares to Korea]; not to mention his [[Criticism of Jimmy Wales|other transgressions]].

* Angela Beesley, ''Chair of the Advisory Board'' - (routinely edits the Wikipedia article about Wikia, the company she co-founded with Wales, and adds external links to Wikia, all against Wikipedia community guidelines)

* Mike Godwin, ''Wikimedia Foundation counsel'' - (attempted to edit Wikipedia anonymously, again [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard&oldid=260671486#Mike_Godwin_editing_Wikipedia_with_a_COI against community guidelines] that discourage self-promotion).

[[Image:Erik_Moeller_and_James_Forrester_at_Wikimania_2007.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Erik Moeller (left) at a Wikimania conference]]

* '''Angela Beesley''', ''Chair of the Advisory Board'' - Routinely edits the Wikipedia article about Wikia, the company she co-founded with Wales, and adds external links to Wikia, all against Wikipedia community guidelines.

* '''Mike Godwin''', ''former lead counsel'' - Before mysteriously [http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/wikipedia-s-top-attorney-says-goodbye disappearing from] the WMF, Godwin attempted to edit Wikipedia anonymously, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard&oldid=260671486#Mike_Godwin_editing_Wikipedia_with_a_COI against community guidelines] that discourage self-promotion.

==Wikipedia is more a roleplaying game than an encyclopedia.==

==Wikipedia is more a roleplaying game than an encyclopedia.==