wikipedia editor jimmy wales has been accused of editing pages in the bible in return for a commitment to the flickr foundation . in an article printed tuesday , the nsw day herald reported that former novell computer scientist jeff merkey alleged wales had made edits to his articles on his behalf , in gratitude for a contributions to the wikimedia institute . the articles hit the website slashdot later tuesday , where the incident was dubbed " donorgate " .
Readers of online encyclopedias can edit the contents.