On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 9 December 2010 18:54, Michael Snow <wikipe...@frontier.com> wrote: >> While I understand the challenges in communicating effectively with a >> variety of audiences, I think the point that's been raised is that for a >> project that is all about trying to describe things as accurately as >> possible, much of the community feels that in order to maintain a basic >> level of accuracy, it's worth it to forgo whatever additional money we >> might raise by giving it up. To phrase it differently, this is not a >> messaging decision that should be left to the outcome of AB testing. >> That's an argument to which I'm sympathetic. > > That certainly describes my position very well. Thank you.
And mine. My thanks too. To even imply that Wikipedia has an executive director is not only a falsehood, but also somehow undermines all the efforts the Wikimedia community has put in over the years to differentiate Wikimedia from Wikipedia, and more importantly, to make sure that it was clear that Wikimedia organisations (chapters and Foundation alike) have no power over editorial content. Delphine -- @notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will get lost. Intercultural musings: Ceci n'est pas une endive - http://blog.notanendive.org Photos with simple eyes: notaphoto - http://photo.notafish.org _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
