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Over the past nine years, the world has witnessed within the early Wikipedia leadership and later the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] such levels of hypocrisy, graft, fiscal irresponsibility, self-dealing, and sleaze, it is time to launch an organized investigation into the diseased center of free culture.

Wikipedia and the later foundation that was created to have stewardship over it and related projects had enormous potential to create authentic, reliable storehouses of knowledge.  Over the past nine years, however, the world has witnessed within the early Wikipedia leadership and later the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] such levels of hypocrisy, graft, fiscal irresponsibility, self-dealing, and sleaze, it is time to launch an organized investigation into this diseased center of the free culture movement.

[[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] is hereby setting aside $500 to seed a fund for researchers, a cash incentive to facilitate a project that would investigate and document any suspicious or ethically-compromised financial transactions or social interactions that have ever occurred within the Wikimedia Foundation, or in the direct sphere of influence of any of its principal staff or trustees (present or former).  The purpose, of course, is to help future generations recognize the patterns that surround these misdeeds, in order to prevent their repetition.  

[[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] is hereby setting aside $500 to seed a fund for researchers, a cash incentive to facilitate a project that would investigate and document any suspicious or ethically-compromised financial transactions or social interactions that have ever occurred within the Wikimedia Foundation, or in the direct sphere of influence of any of its principal staff or trustees (present or former).  The purpose, of course, is to help future generations recognize the patterns that surround these misdeeds, in order to prevent their repetition.  

== Follow-up funding ==

== Follow-up funding ==

Anyone who is in a position to provide additional financial support for this project is welcome to pledge here, and we can work out the transactional details such that all parties are comfortable that the money will be distributed efficiently and with integrity.

Anyone who is in a position to provide additional financial support for this project is welcome to pledge here, and we can work out the transactional details such that all parties are comfortable that the money will be distributed efficiently and with integrity.

# ''Gregory Kohs'' ($500)

# ''Gregory Kohs'' ($500) -- [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 08:12, 25 March 2010 (PDT)

# ''Name here'' (amount considering)

# ''Name here'' (amount considering) sign with <nowiki>-- ~~~~</nowiki>

== Proposals ==

== Proposals ==

* Applicant(s) willing to accept the work (with number of hours promised):

* Applicant(s) willing to accept the work (with number of hours promised):

:::''Name here'' (hours)

:::''Name here'' (hours)

* Compensation offered: $50 (by [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 19:59, 24 March 2010 (PDT))

* Compensation offered: $75 (by [[User:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] 19:59, 24 March 2010 (PDT))

=== Interview former associates ===

=== Interview former associates ===