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

[Florence Devouard]

On 7/29/13 10:50 PM, Erik Moeller wrote:
> 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.
>

I second that statement

Florence