Yikes! That could be quite problematic!
But still, fundamentally, we aren't here for the money. Clearly, people need to put their heads together and come up with a creative back up money making solution for the Wikimedia Foundation should this happen again.
Emily On May 12, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Ian Woollard wrote:
On 12/05/2010, AGK wikiagk@googlemail.com wrote:
On 11 May 2010 22:43, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
I've long thought the presence of graphic sexual pictures on Commons, and certainly in Wikipedia, does more harm than good, because it means the site "can't be trusted" in the eyes of librarians, teachers, etc etc.
Long-term, we're aiming to compile all knowledge into one freely-accessible location. We shouldn't infringe on that mission, even if we displease some easily-upset persons along the way.
According to the Guardian, the easily-upset people could perhaps include some of the sponsors of the Wikipedia, and Fox newspaper has been deliberately seeking them out, and trying to persuade them not to donate any more money:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/may/10/ipad-apple
AGK
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