To Whom It May Concern:
First I want to say that I've been a fan of Google since your early days. I originally chose google.com as my search engine because the results were better and also because I wanted to support a Web site that used Linux. I continue to use google.com because -- more than any other search engine -- I simply believe that you have a clue! (In the http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Cluetrain_Manifesto sense of the word. :-)
That URL brings me to the purpose that I'm writing to you. I've watched google.com evolve over time and am enthused about Google's support for the http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Open_Directory_Project, featured prominently on your home page. I'm wondering if Google is aware of another ambitious project: the http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Wikipedia. You can visit the Web page for details, but in a sentence, it is "a collaborative project to produce a complete encyclopedia from scratch" (http://www.wikipedia.com/). It's important to note that Wikipedia is also an open source encyclopedia project. That is, the content is released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Wikipedia tracks its relationship to the Google spider and search engine (see http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/What_Google_Likes), but I'm writing to ask if you'd consider something more. Could there be some relationship similar to what you have to dmoz.org? Could Wikipedia be featured in search results in a distinctive way?
I, and other members of the Wikipedia discussion list, patiently and hopefully await your reply.
Respectfully,
Tim Chambers ><> http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Tbc
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