[Wikimedia-l] On the gentrification of Wikipedia, by Superbass (was: Visual Editor)

[Erik Moeller]

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Jan Ainali <jan.ainali at wikimedia.se> wrote:
> I have not read the vision statement as it is the production of knowledge
> that need be availible to every human being, but the consumption.

Actually, having co-drafted the Vision Statement (it was drafted at
the October 2006 Board retreat in Frankfurt and then finalized after
community discussion), I can assure you that that was not the intent.
I recall that Florence and I talked about that specific aspect a fair
bit. We proposed the language "share in" over "given free access to"
in order to emphasize that it's not a one-directional process (some
treasure trove of knowledge that you are given access to), but a
process we are creating an opportunity to participate in. It could be
made clearer, but that was the intent.

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Erik Möller
VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation