[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

[David Gerard]

On 6 September 2012 14:53, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Everyone (including in the recent board statement) seems to be avoiding
> mention that this new travel site has come about due to Wiki Travel admins
> having an interest in moving away from IB, or that it will be seeded with
> Wiki Travel content.
> It seems intellectually dishonest to leave this out of public statements.
> It doesn't materially affect the issue - but it could well be seen as
> underhand by the cynical mind (i.e. if someone as suspicious as me,
> approaching this for the first time, later found out this fact it would
> certainly be an "aha" moment).


It certainly explicitly says just that all over the PDF. Did you read
it, before asserting bad faith?

The blog post is somewhat wordy, but it does correctly note "The
Wikimedia movement stands in the balance". I really don't think
they're soft-pedaling this.


- d.