[Foundation-l] Benefits of advertising (was Re: Our exponentially increasing costs)

[Dan Grey]

On 24/10/05, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> Tim Starling wrote:
> > The Answers.com deal, on the other hand, is just a recipe for offence.
> > The benefit is unknown and will probably be small. The Board has agreed
> > to it in secret, apparently to repay favours such as the Wikimania
> > sponsorship. They've given a single organisation preferential treatment,
> > which brings their motives into question: are they doing this to help
> > Wikipedia or Answers.com?
>
> "apparently to repay favours such as the Wikimania sponsorship" -
> absolutely false.
>
> "a single organization preferential treatment" - absolutely false.
>

But, Jimbo, that's how people *are* viewing it, like it or not.


Dan