Mark Williamson a écrit:
Far from being a "secret", Bomis is a public website that anyone can look at anytime they like. If Bomis is pornography so is much of what happens in R rated movies.
I never said Bomis was a secret. I simply said that the fact that Bomis peddles pornography, and that the history of Wikipedia is intricately intertwined with Bomis, is kept a secret of sorts. Read the Wikipedia articles on the issue, you will not see much mention of pornography, but go to #wikipedia on freenode and you will hear a much different story.
I mention it in nearly every interview, and in most presentations.
I think the .com failure was pretty bad for many people (it was for my little bank savings). I like the idea that a .com helped Wikipedia to arise from nothing but expectations. And I even like it more that this .com was a soft porn site. I think it shows there is good in everything even if some people really disapprove of such sites :-)
Usually, most reactions are good. And if you fear such a comment, it is best to say it on humourous tone than to hide it.
Ant