Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:50:50 -0500 From: nawrich(a)gmail.com To: wikien-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia's new plea for donations stirs skepticism I still find it really surprising that people who purport to write useful columns and articles, even if its blogging and not mainstream news, do such piss poor research. If it were me, I'd be embarrassed to have written something that demonstrates such a high level of ignorance and misunderstanding - particularly since Wikipedia and Wikimedia are not, in any sense, minor elements of the Web world and ArsTechnica is, supposedly, "plugged in" to the Web and technology. -- Your donations keep Wikipedia running! Support the Wikimedia Foundation today: http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

I still find it really surprising that people who purport to write useful columns and articles, even if its blogging and not mainstream news, do such piss poor research. If it were me, I'd be embarrassed to have written something that demonstrates such a high level of ignorance and misunderstanding - particularly since Wikipedia and Wikimedia are not, in any sense, minor elements of the Web world and ArsTechnica is, supposedly, "plugged in" to the Web and technology.