[Foundation-l] Interview transcription
Marco Chiesa
chiesa.marco at gmail.com
Thu Aug 9 18:03:47 UTC 2007
C.J. Croy wrote:
>thought based on what's transcribed so far: You'd be better off
>identifying yourself as from Wikipedia than Wikimedia or Wikinews.
>Not many people are as familiar with the subprojects as the core
>Wikipedia project. Fox News certainly reporters don't introduce
>themselves as employees of NewsCorp.
>
>It brings up a good question: How does the Foundation feel about
>people identifying themselves as from Wikipedia, Wikinews, etc? The
>Wikipedia brand name is a very strong one and could open a lot of
>doors, but if misused could result in a lot of doors being slammed in
>our collective face.
>
>
>
Maybe something like "I'm Mr N. Surname from Wikinews, which belongs to
Wikimedia that also owns Wikipedia...." could be the best branding,
although it looks very long to me...
Cruccone
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