[Foundation-l] Wikinews is giving out press credentials

[Lars Aronsson]

Angela wrote:
> Is it any different to someone going to a conference to talk about
> Wikipedia? It will be generally be assumed they're representing the
> Foundation, even though there was no community or Board approval for
> them to go there and do that.

If *I* speak about Wikipedia, I state very clearly that I'm *not* 
representing the foundation.  (If I weren't, some people would be 
fast to throw eggs and tomatoes at me.)

> Why couldn't the people making the apology be the same people 
> giving out the credentials - that is the community itself.

That would be fine, if it works.  The only point I wanted to make 
is that "press credentials" can be abused, and it is in the 
interest of all reporters that this situation can be handled. 

Serious reporters would never throw tomatoes, of course, but a 
serious tomato thrower would do anything to get press credentials!


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