[WikiEN-l] Jimmy Wales in the news

[Brian]

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Giacomo M-Z <solebaciato at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> Erik, possibly you are right, but aren't you posting in this apologia, in
> the wrong place? It seems to me this is just another example of the lousy
> public relations at which Wikipedia excels.  You wait for the world's
> press
> to run the story, and then post to us here - truly amazing. Tell the world
> not the select few, and tell them yesterday.
>
> Giano


On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 11:48 AM, James Farrar <james.farrar at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Telling the world's press about a "destructive, trashy kind of
> pseudo-journalism" is not likely to go down well when they recognise
> that the public, like it or not (I hate it) wants to read about the
> private lives of public figures.


This is a public venue where the Foundation can reach out to anyone who
wishes to speak with them, making these comments completely off base. He is
not reaching out to the media and this is not an interview. He is reaching
out directly to the people. Your ability to reply directly to such a high
profile figure, and address an e-mail directly to Jimbo if you like, attests
to the awesome public relations of the Foundation.