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Ireneparalegal · 03-08-2008, 11:15 PM

Wikipedia Founder Breaks Up With Girlfriend Via Wikipedia
Posted Mar 4th 2008 1:11PM by Tim Stevens

Dumping someone via text message is cruel. Dumping them via Facebook status message, for all your friends to see, is even more cruel. But dumping someone by updating a Wikipedia page that all the world can see, well, that's an entirely different realm of cruelty. Alas, that's exactly what Wikipedia co-founder Jim Wales did to announce the termination of relations with his fling, former Fox News correspondent Rachel Marsden.

The whole story rides a tawdry wave of sexy chat transcripts and accusations of improper behavior among the hallowed keepers of the Wiki. Wales admits meeting Mardsen after she made complaints to the site about some things posted on her Wiki page. The two later met and started a relationship, at which point Wales says he banned himself from any involvement in future edits of Marsden's page. Apparently, however, things started to go sour when Wales indicated the two were separated via an update to the globally public Wikipedia itself (originally posted here), only telling Mardsen herself directly (via IM) later.

Marsden, rather irate about the dumping, turned around and leaked some sexy chat transcripts to Valleywag in which, among other things, the two lovers plan out their sexual antics and discuss privacy concerns regarding Google. She then followed that up by posting some of Wales' personal items on eBay, a likewise unclassy move but, given the circumstances, perhaps not entirely unwarranted.

Here is her ebay listing auctioning his old t-shirt which is now up for $1000:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=its%3DS%252BI

Mikado · 03-08-2008, 11:21 PM

How extremely romantic awwwwwwwwwwww

TJL · 03-09-2008, 12:40 AM

I'm not a co-founder of a big internet website, but even I know that not breaking up with a girl in person is and always will be a d*ck move.

Suck it up and take your lumps wikimoron.

OH Nuts! · 03-09-2008, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJL

I'm not a co-founder of a big internet website, but even I know that not breaking up with a girl in person is and always will be a d*ck move.

Suck it up and take your lumps wikimoron.

Totally. Not breaking up with someone in person is a VERY d*ck move. Wikimoron sounds like a proctologist's dream come true.

Ireneparalegal · 03-09-2008, 12:51 AM

Tom and Rich...

Brian Damage · 03-09-2008, 12:56 AM

Wikipedia ay? Are you sure the breakup was 100% accurate?

LuLu Rogers · 03-09-2008, 01:08 AM

Reminds me of the college guy I dated my Senior year of high school who broke up with me in a note

PlayOn · 03-09-2008, 01:32 AM

I guess breaking up ISN'T that hard to hard to. Neither is kicking an ex-boyfriends ass!

*starts singing 'Before He Cheats'*

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lol.

Mikado · 03-09-2008, 02:06 AM

"This break-up note may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards."

InspectorExstead · 03-09-2008, 02:22 AM

what a douche!

dawsongirl · 03-09-2008, 02:31 AM

at Mikey, Tom, and Brian.

Janice · 03-09-2008, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Wikipedia ay? Are you sure the breakup was 100% accurate?

Let me see what Snopes has to say.

These people, airing their dirty laundry in public. No class and no pride.

Dr. Thong · 03-09-2008, 08:15 AM

I heard that someone else went online and edited the entry and now they're back together.

Mikado · 03-09-2008, 12:44 PM

TripperFan · 03-09-2008, 01:17 PM

That's always a novel way of doing it.

So is your husband's girlfriend slapping a pic of her sitting on your husband's lap up in her profile pic on Facebook. I already knew he was out carrousing but it's a nice extra tacky slap in the face when the ********* pulls that stunt.

03-08-2008, 11:15 PM	#1
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Wikipedia founder breaks up with girlfriend via Wikipedia Wikipedia Founder Breaks Up With Girlfriend Via Wikipedia Posted Mar 4th 2008 1:11PM by Tim Stevens Dumping someone via text message is cruel. Dumping them via Facebook status message, for all your friends to see, is even more cruel. But dumping someone by updating a Wikipedia page that all the world can see, well, that's an entirely different realm of cruelty. Alas, that's exactly what Wikipedia co-founder Jim Wales did to announce the termination of relations with his fling, former Fox News correspondent Rachel Marsden. The whole story rides a tawdry wave of sexy chat transcripts and accusations of improper behavior among the hallowed keepers of the Wiki. Wales admits meeting Mardsen after she made complaints to the site about some things posted on her Wiki page. The two later met and started a relationship, at which point Wales says he banned himself from any involvement in future edits of Marsden's page. Apparently, however, things started to go sour when Wales indicated the two were separated via an update to the globally public Wikipedia itself (originally posted here), only telling Mardsen herself directly (via IM) later. Marsden, rather irate about the dumping, turned around and leaked some sexy chat transcripts to Valleywag in which, among other things, the two lovers plan out their sexual antics and discuss privacy concerns regarding Google. She then followed that up by posting some of Wales' personal items on eBay, a likewise unclassy move but, given the circumstances, perhaps not entirely unwarranted. Here is her ebay listing auctioning his old t-shirt which is now up for $1000: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=its%3DS%252BI

03-09-2008, 12:40 AM	#3
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