[Foundation-l] This is not an Advertisement

[Ray Saintonge]

Birgitte SB wrote:

>I want to explain were I think the general opposition
>to advertisement comes from.  While brion is correct
>that free-content is not against commercialism; free
>content is against consumerism.  Advertising is a
>large part of the culture of consumerism.  This is a
>culture that *is* at odds with the ideas of Wikimedia.
> This is where I believe the strong reaction against
>ads stems from more than anti-commercialism.
>
This is an interesting distinction.

>It is sometimes hard to remember how
>much of a communication problem still remains within
>this organiztion.  Six months ago it was nearly
>impossible to know what happening at the Foundation
>level.  Now there are annoucements, reports, and even
>timetables!  But this is not being spread much through
>the larger community.
>
I have noticed improvements in that six months.  Those who have worked 
on this deserve the credit, and I can't picture Jimbo doing it all 
himself.  Expanding the community that is informed will take it one step 
further.

Ec