On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is paid Wikipedia editing and paid Wikipedia-based PR work, leveraging > a Wikimedia UK directorship. It looks terrible. > > Take coverage like this article here: > > http://vox.gi/local/5634-gibraltarpedia-on-the-road-to-success.html > > "The enthusiasm and conviction radiating from both the Min. for Tourism, > Neil Costa and Clive Finlayson who came up with the idea of marketing > Gibraltar as a tourist product through Wikipedia which the Ministry for > Tourism has embarked upon, leaves one without a doubt that the venture will > truly be a success." > > As things stand, we can look forward to Wikimedia UK directors getting > involved in a long string of similar for-profit Wikipedia-based marketing > campaigns, all conducted with the apparent seal of approval of Wikimedia UK. > > I say that as someone who thought Monmouthpedia was a great and pioneering > project that offered educational value consistent with the WMF mission. But > Wikimedia UK directors cannot be seen to be in the business of tourism > marketing, and be seen to be offering themselves for sale to the highest > bidder. > > Anyone who engages in paid on-wiki marketing efforts for their private > clients should ipso facto be excluded from WMUK board membership, join the > ranks of paid editors, and perform their work under the watchful eyes of the > community, without the shelter of WMUK. > > Andreas >
Leaving out the Jimbo bit, why does anyone disagree with Andreas? Ok, you can modify the 'string of UK directors', but the basic principles? I didn't use to have to change the address when sending from Gmail. -- Doug Weller http://www.ramtops.co.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
