site ceo jimmy wales has been suspected of editor pages in the encyclopedia in return for a gift to the wikimedia centre . in an article published tuesday , the sydney midnight herald reported that original novell computer scientist jeff merkey claimed people had made updates to his article on his behalf , in exchange for a donation to the wikimedia website . the word hit the sites slashdot later tuesday , where the occurrence was dubbed " donorgate " .
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