[WikiEN-l] LA Times article / Advertising in Wikipedia

[Geoffrey Plourde]

Ads detract from the objectivity. Also, it could lead to a pain with the IRS.



----- Original Message ----
From: Tony Sidaway <tonysidaway at gmail.com>
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 5:34:26 PM
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] LA Times article / Advertising in Wikipedia

On 10/03/2008, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/03/2008, Peter Ansell <ansell.peter at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > On 11/03/2008, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
>  >
>  >  >  Having said that, the issue of public perception is absolutely vital,
>  >  >  and you do make a perfectly good point.
>  >
>  >
>  > How many outsiders seriously think Wikipedia is of better quality
>  >  because it doesn't have ads like every other site?
>
>
> Going by the popularity of ad blocking adons for fire fox a fair number
>
>

If everybody who wants to can have an ad blocker what's the problem
with carrying ads?

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