geni wrote:
On 05/09/07, Stan Shebs stanshebs@earthlink.net wrote:
When was this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Design_overhaul,_2006
Interesting. Was it ever publicized? I didn't hear of it at the time, and the lack of links to it from anywhere else suggests that very few people got the word. If one were serious about soliciting design entries, one would want a main page note and a WMF press release at least.
The last episode I can think of was many years ago, before many people even knew of >WP. I just find it hard to believe that we can find thousands of talented people to do writing >and photography and mediawiki programming for free, but not a single one to do page >design.
Stan
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/wikipedia_and_bowing_to_the_br... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Design_overhaul%2C_2006#Possible...
Well, this is the same self-justifying drivel we've seen from professional photographers grumbling about the existence of free photos and Robert McHenry dissing WP itself. The best part is the attempt to suggest that it's somehow unethical to work for free, ha ha ha. I don't think we want any participants who think of the very concept of WP as fundamentally wrongheaded!
Stan