PLEASE REMOVE ME FROM THE MAILING LIST, i am receiving 50 emails a day which
does not concern me at all. I tried to unsuscribe on the website but it
obviously didn't work!
Many Thanks
From: "The Cunctator"
<cunctator(a)gmail.com>
Reply-To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List
<foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
<foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] spamming of the english wikipedia users
detected
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:16:37 -0400
It's spam.
On 7/3/07, Mark Williamson <node.ue(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I don't know if I would call it spam.
Perhaps unpleasant or unwanted, but certainly not totally ridiculous.
On 03/07/07, oscar van dillen <oscarvandillen(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> it came to my attention that (some? many? i do not know?) english
language
> wikipedia users have received an
"personal" email with content like
this:
>
> "There are many reasons why it is very important that YOU vote in this
> election. The board is responsible for oversight and direction of the
> Wikimedia projects, including fundraising, defining the mission, and
> determining foundation-wide policies, so though it does not have
direct
> input into English Wikipedia day-to-day
policy, you still are affected
by
> what they choose to do."
>
> and this:
>
> "Regardless of the election outcome, low turnout from English
Wikipedia
also
> sends the wrong message to the board.
English Wikipedia is by far the
> largest Wikimedia community, and English Wikipedia has, by far, the
largest
> readership. While it is very important that
other Wikimedia projects
be well
> supported and understood by the board, the
importance of English
Wikipedia
> should not be understated."
>
> and the text goes on like this for a while.
>
> it came to my attention because i was asked if this was sent by the
> wmf-board!? well: NO of course not!
>
> i wonder what IS going on behind this *spamming*: who? why? does
anyone have
> a clue?
>
> best regards,
> oscar
>
> --
> *edito ergo sum*
>
> DISCLAIMER: This message does not represent an official position of
the
Wikimedia
Foundation nor of its Board of Trustees.
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