Citations desperately needed. What do you hope to communicate with this tirade ? You're basically saying I spewed out a bunch of things, some of it is true. Figure out which.
I'm not sure why this is getting downvoted, because even Wikipedia acknowledges the issues with its contributor community.
Years ago I had a friend who worked for Wikimedia Foundation and was very enthusiastic about it. That optimism didn't last for long. He left after a few years citing WF's messaging style of "holding the content hostage" during fundraising drives and the established, exclusive contributor community that, more often than not, would drive away new contributors with snippy responses and arcane editing rules.
Was he at a management position? Otherwise he seems to be poking where it doesn't belong. If a donation banner made him leave, I can't imagine him keeping any job ever.. you realize how little 99% of companies care about ethics (compared to making profit), right?
