2010/12/9 Delphine Ménard <[email protected]>: > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 9 December 2010 18:54, Michael Snow <[email protected]> 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 > > >
I agree completely with Michael Snow and Delphine. The impulse is understandable, but it's a mistake to encourage a misunderstanding that can undermine the confidence of the public in Wikipedia's independence and create confusion about the structure of the WMF and its projects. Nathan _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
