[Foundation-l] Wikinews has not failed

[WJhonson at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/5/2009 11:29:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
rarohde at gmail.com writes:


> In a $6 million budget, I'd honestly be disappointed if the Foundation
> wasn't spending at least $100k on development projects that might some
> day take off,>>

But that's exactly my point.  Wikinews has had it's chance, for years, and 
it didn't make the grade.  Time to cut the losses and try a new project with 
that 100K investment.  Every corporation looks at the brands which have 
lingered around and has to make the decision to cut and re-direct.  How many 
more years do you want to give Wikinews to try to make it before you cut it 
out?  Or would you never cut it out at all?  100K on a new project like 
WikiEarth or WikiDirections or WikiStockQuotes or whatever might pay off soon.  
Wikinews has never paid off it's investment.

Will