We had a criticism last year at one of our events that by making text freely available we are undermining the employability of the journalists and authors who would otherwise have written those paragraphs about composers, musicians or species. We should (and generally do) confront this head-on and make it a central part of our messaging about our public benefit: Wikimedia UK's activities are not just improving Wikimedia sites, but other big-name sites such as the BBC's. We're saving licence-fee money by making it relatively cheap for the BBC to have comprehensive web sites about music and about nature. And so on. Even journalists and writers are better off because of it, because we're not in competition with people who write with a distinctive, personal, non-encyclopedic voice.
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Jon Davies <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > If there is another information organisation as trusted as us it would be > the BBC so all good! > > > Quoting Michael Peel <michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk>: > >> The BBC have been using content from Wikipedia for quite a few years >> (hence why it still says GFDL on it rather than CC-BY-SA - that does need >> updating). My favourite example is BBC Wildlife, e.g. see the bottom of: >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Arctic_Fox >> >> Thanks, >> Mike >> >> On 13 Apr 2012, at 09:14, Magnus Manske wrote: >> >>> Someone should tell them about that GFDL note, though... >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Jon Davies <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Was chasing up something I had heard on the radio this morning and came >>>> to >>>> this BBC link - nice link to us >>>> >>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/284382df-ae6d-4631-999a-ce6204f29c45 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK. 07976 935 986 >>>> tweet @jonatreesdavies >>>> >>>> Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited. >>>> Wiki UK Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and >>>> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513 >>>> Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, >>>> London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. >>>> Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. >>>> Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate >>>> Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit >>>> organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for >>>> its >>>> contents. >>>> >>>> Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > > > > -- > Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK. 07976 935 986 > tweet @jonatreesdavies > > Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited. > Wiki UK Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513 > Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. > Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit > organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its > contents. > > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org -- Dr Martin L Poulter Board member/ Trustee, Wikimedia UK http://uk.wikimedia.org/ Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter Musician http://myspace.com/comapilot Person http://infobomb.org/ _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
