Hi Pine -
It's worth noting that although Bill was one of the primary architects of this and deserves quite a bit of credit for that imho, it has effects far beyond just him and his own clients. There's an awful lot of big PR firms on the list of participating agencies, including Edelman, Burson-Marsteller, FleishmanHillard, and Ogilvy. A significant chunk of the US-based PR industry has signed on to this - I think one of the more interesting questions in coming months will be figuring out whether or not we actually have the volunteer bandwidth to have a significant chunk of the PR industry playing by our current rules.
Best, Kevin Gorman
On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:29 AM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
I appreciate this, WWB, especially after the grilling I gave you about proposed edits to the Hedge fund article! The fact that you and your clients are persistent, willing to be open about your associations, and willing to abide by Wikimedia's CoI's standards even if it makes adding content take a lot longer, is a big plus. I hope you, your clients, and Wikipedia will mutually benefit from this in the long run.
Pine
Pine
On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Bishakha Datta bishakhadatta@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:05 AM, William Beutler < williambeutler@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, everybody. Longtime lurker, first time writing to the list—the
first
in
a few years at least.
You may have seen some news coverage today about an initiative from a
group
of public relations, marketing, and communications agencies offering a statement, posted as a user essay on Wikipedia, stating in a public way their intention to follow Wikipedia's rules—especially regarding
WP:COI—to
educate themselves more about Wikipedia, and educate their colleagues
and
clients in turn.
Thank you for posting this. It was a pleasant surprise and seems like a sound and constructive approach to this issue.
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