"destructive, trashy kind of pseudo-journalism" - One would assume that they
would have the sense to rephrase that for the world's press, although
bearing in mind other public relations fiascos I would not put money on it.
What on earth is so wonderful about being able to address Erik and J Wales,
have they become so elevated that we mere mortals have become even lower? It
is that infallible attitude that has probably got Jimbo into this ridiculous
mess. He is not the Pope, he is an American entrepreneur, who has been
caught with his trousers down, and made a complete fool of himself, now we
who believe in this project have to help him get out of this mess for the
sake of the project. We do not have to revere him, while we are do so.
Giano
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Brian <Brian.Mingus(a)colorado.edu> wrote:
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Giacomo M-Z
<solebaciato(a)googlemail.com>
wrote:
Erik, possibly you are right, but aren't you
posting in this apologia,
in
the wrong place? It seems to me this is just
another example of the
lousy
public relations at which Wikipedia excels. You
wait for the world's
press
to run the story, and then post to us here - truly amazing. Tell the
world
not the select few, and tell them yesterday.
Giano
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 11:48 AM, James Farrar <james.farrar(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Telling the world's press about a
"destructive, trashy kind of
pseudo-journalism" is not likely to go down well when they recognise
that the public, like it or not (I hate it) wants to read about the
private lives of public figures.
This is a public venue where the Foundation can reach out to anyone who
wishes to speak with them, making these comments completely off base. He
is
not reaching out to the media and this is not an interview. He is reaching
out directly to the people. Your ability to reply directly to such a high
profile figure, and address an e-mail directly to Jimbo if you like,
attests
to the awesome public relations of the Foundation.
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