As soon as we introduce ads, then policy will be dictated by the companies, not us (we all know how it works)
If Wikipedia stops being as it is then I will strongly consider leaving the project
On 12/30/05, Ben Emmel bratsche1@gmail.com wrote:
Some food for thought:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1962714,00.html
In an interview, Jimbo discusses the possibilities of ads eventually on the Wikipedia, due to the huge number of page views that we get.
Also mentioned is the large-scale rejection of ads by the "wikitopeans" [sic] in the community.
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