[Foundation-l] LA Times article / Advertising in Wikipedia

[geni]

On 10/03/2008, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> People get upset at any significant change. That isn't really a good reason
>  to not make significant changes - the increased ability of the foundation to
>  raise its profile in ways that cost money will, I imagine, offset potential
>  lost contributors.

We have profile. We are not short of profile.

> I would sincerely hope that a considered decision made
>  for the benefit of the Foundation would not cause many people to quit in
>  frustration.

It has been made repeatedly. The answer is no.

> After all - what good is it to make the worlds information free
>  and accessible for everyone, if you can only do it for 10 or so years before
>  the funding strategy bottoms out? It should be "permanently free and
>  accessible" - and that takes money.

The info on wikipedia isn't going anywhere. If the foundation dies the
information will still exist.


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geni