----- Original Message ----- From: Jimmy Wales jwales@bomis.com Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 06:16:47 -0800 To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Re: [associates@amazon.com: Amazon.com Associatesprogram - your application approved]
Karl Eichwalder wrote:
Jimmy Wales jwales@bomis.com writes:
We certainly are bringing Amazon no *additional* benefit by linking to them with an associates code.
It seems to me that for Amazon haters, the following ranking makes the most sense...
Don't link to them at all. BEST
Link to them, but make them pay. 2nd BEST
Link to them for free. WORST by FAR
--Jimbo
One should differ between * do not link to booksellers one does not like * do not link to booksellers generally
There has not been one reason given so far why WP should link to booksellers in the first place. WP does not link to Art/Music/Video/Computer/Coin/Stamp/... sellers as well? Maybe the whole "link to seller" idea should be reviewed.
Schewek