founder has been accused of editing pages in the encyclopedia in return for a donation to the . In an article published Tuesday, the  reported that former computer scientist alleged Wales had made edits to his article on his behalf, in exchange for a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. The news hit the website later Tuesday, where the incident was dubbed "DonorGate". Last week Jimmy Wales faced accusations by former Wikimedia Foundation executive Danny Wool that he misused the 's funds, and attempted to expense a visit to a Moscow massage parlor and high-priced bottles of wine. In an interview with , Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director  described Wool as "a disgruntled former employee" and called his claims "a whole bunch of unsubstantiated rumors and gossip". Wales's former girlfriend, journalist , recently leaked purported instant message transcripts with Wales, which implied Wales had used his influence to change the article about Marsden on Wikipedia. Wales ended his relationship with Marsden and made a public statement to that effect on Wikipedia, and in response Marsden opened an auction for some of Wales's clothing on .
Jimmy Wales at a event in 2007. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has been accused of editing pages in the encyclopedia in return for a donation to the . In an article published Tuesday, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that former computer scientist alleged Wales had made edits to his article on his behalf, in exchange for a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. The news hit the website later Tuesday, where the incident was dubbed "DonorGate". Last week Jimmy Wales faced accusations by former Wikimedia Foundation executive Danny Wool that he misused the 's funds, and attempted to expense a visit to a Moscow massage parlor and high-priced bottles of wine. In an interview with , Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner described Wool as "a disgruntled former employee" and called his claims "a whole bunch of unsubstantiated rumors and gossip". Wales's former girlfriend, journalist , recently leaked purported instant message transcripts with Wales, which implied Wales had used his influence to change the article about Marsden on Wikipedia. Wales ended his relationship with Marsden and made a public statement to that effect on Wikipedia, and in response Marsden opened an auction for some of Wales's clothing on .
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