[WikiEN-l] Using Wikipedia as a Marketing Tool

[WereSpielChequers]

One of those steps being "Check to see if anyone already working at
your company is a Wikipedia volunteer. If so, that person can be a
valuable resource to help you find your best strategy for getting
included." Now that sounds like a pretty good reason not to talk about
this particular hobby at work, or to edit in your real name.

WereSpielChequers

On 7 December 2010 16:31, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net> wrote:
> http://www.inc.com/managing/articles/201001/wikipedia.html
>
> '“Wikipedia is a complex culture, and sometimes it can feel like the free
> encyclopedia everyone can edit -- except me,” acknowledges Jay Walsh, a
> spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization
> that oversees Wikipedia. He notes that Wikimedia has only about 30 paid
> staff, and that Wikipedia is edited by a huge number of volunteers. And
> he says, though it’s not an absolute rule, people are strongly
> discouraged from creating articles about themselves or their
> organizations because the site strives for neutrality.
>
> If you want your organization to be listed in Wikipedia, Walsh and others
> who’ve succeeded recommend the following steps:...'
>
> Fred
>
> User:Fred Bauder
>
>
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