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

[Brian]

As long as user Foo is the one collecting the ad revenue, and user Bar is
using user Foo's script and user Bar is not engaging in click fraud I don't
see the problem. Plus, there are lots of advertisers besides Google. I'm
sure there is a completely legitimate way to do it.

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Robert Rohde <rarohde at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Brian <Brian.Mingus at colorado.edu> wrote:
>
> > <snip>
>
> However, if someone wants to set up such an opt-in scheme (e.g.,
> > importScript('User:Foo/show_me_adverts.js')) and then donate the money
> > earned to the Foundation, I don't think you need anyone's permission.
> >
>
> If you are using a script to add ads to your own Wikipedia skin, and then
> clicking on those ads yourself, you would be violating the terms of
> service
> of systems like Google Adsense.
>
> To avoid fraud, one of the underlying requirements of all online
> advertising
> systems is that the person or entity placing ads on a website must be
> different from the person clicking on the ads.
>
> -Robert Rohde
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