[WikiEN-l] Re: Ads on Wikipedia

[Ray Saintonge]

Peter Mackay wrote:

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>>From: wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org 
>>[mailto:wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Alphax 
>>(Wikipedia email)
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>>>Granted, but I'm quite sure that recruiting a few thousand 
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>>ambitious 
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>>>know-it-alls isn't as big a task as you might imagine. In fact, I 
>>>think Googleopedia or Wikiexpedia would merely have to open their 
>>>doors and they would instantly get tens of thousands of enthusiastic 
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>>>contributors and media exposure that we can only dream about. Remember 
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>>>all that fuss when Gmail began and Gvites were being 
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>>auctioned on eBay for sizable amounts?
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>>So what can (insert name of commercial fork here) offer that WP can't?
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>I don't think Google would have any trouble attracting "a few thousand
>ambitious know-it-alls". Surely you don't think that WP has cornered the
>market on such people?
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He-he.  We also haven't cornered the market for trolls and vandals.  The 
first ones they would get would be the ones we got rid of, and who are 
now looking for a place to carry on their activity. 8-)

Ec