[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Lobby takeover of wikimedia projects, particularly English wikipedia

[David Goodman]

No, it means the smart ones are still out there undetected. The smart
pr people in my subject area I can detect because I know perfectly
well who would be editing the subject with the knowledge shown. And if
they do it right i leave them alone.

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 3:15 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/5/9 Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com>:
>
>> Trying to game the system to push a point is disruptive. I believe
>> most communities pretty much accept the standard of "disruption
>> leads to blocking." Yes, they are subverting, but what difference
>> would a Foundation resolution make? It's not as though it would
>> make lobbyists suddenly admit themselves and say "Ah, you caught
>> me."
>
>
> Well, yeah. The thing I've seen most rein in PR company blog advice on
> how to get on Wikipedia is not "the Wikipedia community will be upset
> at you" but - in the wake of WikiScanner's media moment - "the public
> will lynch you and send your client's brand into the toilet."
>
> Mission posters are of course much more Terminator-like in their
> persistence. But with that sort of persistence comes stupidity.
>
>
> - d.
>
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