The bottom of [[fr:Accueil]], the French Wikipedia's home page, contains the text "Site gracieusement h�berg� par _Bomis_", with a link to the website. Loosely translated, it says, "Site graciously hosted by Bomis." Should we add something like this to the [[en:Main Page]], e.g., "Thanks to [[Bomis]] (www.bomis.com) for hosting the Wikipedia!"? It's awfully nice of them to provide for what's probably the last big site on the Internet without banner ads and popups; we really ought to say thanks somehow, and at the least give them a bit of traffic.
-Geoffrey
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--- Geoffrey Thomas geoffreyerffoeg@yahoo.com wrote:
The bottom of [[fr:Accueil]], the French Wikipedia's home page, contains the text "Site gracieusement h�berg� par _Bomis_", with a link to the website. Loosely translated, it says, "Site graciously hosted by Bomis." Should we add something like this to the [[en:Main Page]], e.g., "Thanks to [[Bomis]] (www.bomis.com) for hosting the Wikipedia!"? It's awfully nice of them to provide for what's probably the last big site on the Internet without banner ads and popups; we really ought to say thanks somehow, and at the least give them a bit of traffic.
-Geoffrey
I agree in prinicple, but it would look somewhat amateurish. --LittleDan
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Daniel Ehrenberg wrote:
I agree in prinicple, but it would look somewhat amateurish. --LittleDan
Whatever the merits or problems of mentioning Bomis, what's wrong with amateurish?
Wikipedia is the pinnacle of amateurish, and that's one of its greatest assets.
Amateurish is chaotic, uncertain and fecund
Professional is orderly, confident and sterile.
It's just an observation that I've made over the years across a number of fields.
Eclecticology
It isn't necessary, and may not be desirable, as Bomis isn't NPOV. :-)
Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
The bottom of [[fr:Accueil]], the French Wikipedia's home page, contains the text "Site gracieusement hébergé par _Bomis_", with a link to the website. Loosely translated, it says, "Site graciously hosted by Bomis." Should we add something like this to the [[en:Main Page]], e.g., "Thanks to [[Bomis]] (www.bomis.com) for hosting the Wikipedia!"? It's awfully nice of them to provide for what's probably the last big site on the Internet without banner ads and popups; we really ought to say thanks somehow, and at the least give them a bit of traffic.
-Geoffrey
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what do you mean? we link to pov sites.
Jimmy Wales jwales@bomis.com wrote:It isn't necessary, and may not be desirable, as Bomis isn't NPOV. :-)
Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
The bottom of [[fr:Accueil]], the French Wikipedia's home page, contains the text "Site gracieusement h�berg� par _Bomis_", with a link to the website. Loosely translated, it says, "Site graciously hosted by Bomis." Should we add something like this to the [[en:Main Page]], e.g., "Thanks to [[Bomis]] (www.bomis.com) for hosting the Wikipedia!"? It's awfully nice of them to provide for what's probably the last big site on the Internet without banner ads and popups; we really ought to say thanks somehow, and at the least give them a bit of traffic.
-Geoffrey
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