Wikipedia cites historian and former newspaper editor Frank Chapman attributing it to staff at the Tunbridge Wells Advertiser.

BBC: Disgust: How did the word change so completely?

The problem is not as bad as it was in 2008, when Spanish researcher Felipe Ortega found a loss of 49, 000 editors in the first three months of the year alone, but it has caused enough concern for Wikipedia to introduce a WYSIWYG text editor in hopes of making editing more appealing to users.

FORBES: The Wikipedia Bureaucracy

So far, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has denied to the BBC that there is admin or editor recruitment problem, and the site still remains one of the largest encyclopedias around with no close competitor in sight.

FORBES: The Wikipedia Bureaucracy

The commenters claim, however, that in reality the heavily rule-based structure has entrenched Wikipedia in bureaucracy that makes it difficult for any user to break through as an editor or administrator.

FORBES: The Wikipedia Bureaucracy