[WikiEN-l] Fwd: The counterattack of the PR companies

[Sarah]

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 1:17 AM, Charles Matthews
<charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Continuation of conversation:
>
> "Look, we're all impressed with Wikipedia. But you seem to be saying that
> to edit I have to put your project ahead of my day job; and so I think you
> guys are just a bit crazed."
>
> "Right both times."
>
> "And you're now telling me I have to flack for the opponents of the guy I
> am paid by, and put their criticisms into due form in the the way that,
> frankly, they are too dumb to do, using the skills I have but against the
> brief I have been given."
>
> "Yup, that's what it says on the page about neutrality."
>
> "Well ... where I come from ... words fail me ..."
>
> This is really not the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
>
That's exactly why people with a strong COI -- such a strong one that
it's their day job to present only one side of a position -- should
stay away from articles related to that topic.

Sarah