--- Vicki Rosenzweig vr@redbird.org wrote:
He's wrong, imho, but I'd like some comments, so it doesn't look like a private argument between the two of us. Conversely, if I've misunderstood and ads on user pages are cool, I want to know that.
Well... I'm undecided. It's clearly a service offered by a single Wikipedian, rather than an official Wikipedia money-making scheme. It's just a text ad, not a big banner. And it is related to Wikipedia. I know Eloquence has a bit on his user page to Paypal him some money and he'll work on more Wikipedia articles.
On the other hand, I'm concerned that allowing such personal mini-ads will get out of control. Wikipedia has a fairly high Google PageRank (my user page comes up #3 or 4 in a search for "stephen gilbert"), and people might think a link from Wikipedia would be a good way to boost the visibility of their site.
For now, though, I can't say I'm strongly opposed to mentioning his service. Now his ideas for the complete restructuring of Wikipedia, on the other hand... :)
Stephen G.
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