Hoi,
Given that the WSJ is making a lot of noise about moving all its content
behind a paywall and is planning to remove its headlines from the "prying
eyes" of Google, I think it is appropriate to honour their wish and no
longer consider the WSJ as a verifiable source. It is appropriate because it
is the direct consequence of their actions.
When this means that the blogs are part and parcel of this wish, then we
should not try to circumvent this even when they write about us.
Thanks,
GerardM
2009/11/23 William Pietri <william(a)scissor.com>
A reporter pal points out to me that the Wall Street
Journal has a
front page story on Wikipedia: "Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages".
Alas, it's subscriber-only:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125893981183759969.html
There's also a publicly viewable blog article "Is Wikipedia Too
Unfriendly to Newbies?", and an interview with their reporters:
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/11/23/is-wikipedia-too-unfriendly-to-newbi…
http://online.wsj.com/video/news-hub-wikipedia-volunteers-quit/BB9E24E7-2A1…
I suspect it's nothing we haven't been talking about for a while, but if
anybody with access has a chance to summarize the main points, I'd find
that helpful in replying to the friends who will inevitably be asking
about this. If not because of this article, then from the other
reporters that I presume will be joining in shortly.
William
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