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?
I hope the idea of a dispassionate discussion can allow me to suggest
that the influential editors within wikipedia have a certain viewpoint
which is not representative of the actual readership who don't get
involved in this issues. The net has come as far as it has because of
advertising, not because of fundraising drives. That is a fact, not an
NPOV opinion.
Peter