They are happy with fans exactly insofar as they yield profit. But they also need to protect what they get from other fans. Hence no sharing unless it leads to more total spending. If they could figure out how to charge fans for remembering the game (or the logo or the mascot or the faces of their fellow fans), they would.
I hope no one still confuses an organization's being organized as a not-for-profit corporation with its not being run for profit. On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:40 PM, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/8/14 Fred Bauder <[email protected]>: > > >> When you're competing with your own fans, you're ... in trouble. > >> http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1027680.ece > > > Heh, but is there any basis whatever that the events occurring a football > > game are of social or education value? > > > Historical, frequently. I believe our coverage of American football on > en:wp is quite extensive. > > It's that they feel they can take such an openly hostile attitude to > their own customers. > > > - d. > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Dennis C. During Cynolatry is tolerant so long as the dog is not denied an equal divinity with the deities of other faiths. - Ambrose Bierce http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cynolatry _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
