Anthere ha scritto:
So... what you suggest is that the Foundation set up a website, primarily constituted of fan-oriented information, with mostly copyrighted images under fair-use doctrine, and put advertisement on this web site, and use the income generated by this mean to support other projects ? Errrrr. What do other think of that idea ???
The only trouble I see is in defining where to trace the boundary between fan-oriented information and "encyclopedical" information. There are borderline cases that the community will have to discuss, but the same process is happening now when communities decide whether to keep or reject an article. Which project do all the series of articles dedicated to "the Lord of the Rings", as example, might belong? Certainly, such a project can help the existing ones to fight against self-promotion, gossip and various vanities.
How successful can such a project be? If being a Wikimedia-project is enough to capture the attention of the many already existing fan communities (in and out of Wiki-world), chances are good. But editors might dislike the idea of not being allowed to write on the main projects about their idols and being directed to what might be perceived as a "stepchild" project...
Sorry for not being much clear, it's just aloud thiking. G.