[Foundation-l] Site notice change

[James Hare]

We can link to the official site (as per agreement) -and- to the article
perhaps?

On 12/26/06, Kat Walsh <kwalsh at wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> On 12/26/06, David Strauss <david at fourkitchens.com> wrote:
> > It's not Virgin's choice. If they get to dictate the nature of their
> > representation, it starts to border on advertising. I think we'll have
> > better credibility with the community if we link to an article.
>
> They don't get to dictate the nature of their representation.
>
> They did not write the text or choose how they would be recognized;
> the text will be a neutral thanks. However, linking to an article is
> something of invitation to the sort of mischief-making (vandalism,
> POV-pushing, accusations of biasing the article, whatever else) that I
> wouldn't consider a suitable thank-you. And as pointed out by Kirill
> Lokshin, it would probably require that we make our articles on the
> company quite a bit better...
>
> (I would hope the extra attention would make people notice and improve
> the articles, but that's as an editor -- there is not and there will
> not be any agreements about article content!)
>
> For those who are interested, there is more information about the
> matching donations in the fundraising FAQ on the Foundation site:
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fundraising_FAQ
>
> -Kat
>
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