wikipedia writer jimmy wales has been accused of edited pages in the encyclopedia in return for a subscription to the wikimedia foundation . in an edition published tuesday , the brisbane morning herald reported that former novell computer scientist jeff merkey alleged wales had made edits to his blog on his behalf , in exchange for a donation to the wikimedia institute . the reports attacked the website slashdot second tuesday , while the attack was dubbed " donorgate " .
Readers of online encyclopedias can edit the contents.