On 06/16/2010 05:44 AM, Mike.lifeguard wrote: > On 37-01--10 03:59 PM, William Pietri wrote: > >> > >> > http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wikipedia_to_loosen_controls_tonight.php >> > Wow, they used the right title! :D > > So did the BBC article[1]: "Wikipedia unlocks divisive pages for editing" >
Indeed they did. I was pretty pleased as well. I know some people don't appreciate the value of good press, or are skeptical of the effort put into communications. But for a top-10 web site that aims to serve the whole planet, the global press is a major part of our user interface, especially for casual readers, occasional editors, and many of our donors. A lot of people who read those news articles will never see our help or policy pages on this. Since most people don't get to see the communications people work, I wanted to publicly say that they were great. They put a lot of thought and effort into this. At the time, I didn't fully understand why they were sweating some of the details so much, but now that I see the final result, I get how critical all that polishing was. Good press like this is no accident. They are pros, pros who understand Wikipedia and love what it stands for, and we're lucky to have them. William _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
