On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Michael Jahn <michael.jahn(a)wikimedia.de>
wrote:
Being the spokesperson, the statement is by and large
correct, although not
given in this context but as a reply to a content-related question from one
day earlier. It was used in the linked news source articel, to which the
teacher's association reacted within an hour. As I've written elsewhere,
this was clearly spun. Unusually aggressive move. The association demands
that Wikipedia and all free-of-charge eduational services be "stopped",
being unfit for school children. It also demands that printed encycopledias
be reintroduced to schools and school libraries be better funded,
...printed material, that is.
Best
Michael
I see. Presenting your statement in that context, as though it was your
comment on that particular content, was not quite appropriate. It made it
sound as though you were saying the Wikimedia Foundation in the US was
actively curating that content, rather than an international community of
volunteers. I'd point that out to them.