geni wrote:
On 05/09/07, Stan Shebs
<stanshebs(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
When was this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Design_overhaul,_2006
Interesting. Was it ever publicized? I didn't hear of it at the time,
and the lack of links to it from anywhere else suggests that very few
people got the word. If one were serious about soliciting design
entries, one would want a main page note and a WMF press release at least.
The last episode I can think of was many years
ago, before many people even knew of >WP. I just find it hard to believe that we can
find thousands of talented people to do writing >and photography and mediawiki
programming for free, but not a single one to do page >design.
Stan
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/wikipedia_and_bowing_to_the_b…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Design_overhaul%2C_2006#Possibl…
Well, this is the same self-justifying drivel we've seen from
professional photographers grumbling about the existence of free photos
and Robert McHenry dissing WP itself. The best part is the attempt to
suggest that it's somehow unethical to work for free, ha ha ha. I don't
think we want any participants who think of the very concept of WP as
fundamentally wrongheaded!
Stan