Ads detract from the objectivity. Also, it could lead to a pain with the IRS.
----- Original Message ----
From: Tony Sidaway <tonysidaway(a)gmail.com>
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l(a)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(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/03/2008, Peter Ansell
<ansell.peter(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 11/03/2008, Jimmy Wales
<jwales(a)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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