I just googled "wikipedia" again and that ad is still coming up. (Iβm in Australia.) When you click the link in the ad it takes you (via 3 or 4 redirects) to wikipedia.org with the word "paid" in the search field. [1] When you click the Google maps link below the ad text it, strangely, takes you to the location of a suburban Kmart store. I'm finding it harder to believe this is sanctioned by WMF. Anyway, Iβd appreciate it if someone from the WMF could chime in on this.
1. https://instagram.com/p/BhpnGuehzhw/ On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 at 9:48 pm, Robert Fernandez <wikigamal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "π₯ π₯ π₯ π₯The encyclopedia of evil people, by evil people, for evil > people π₯ π₯ π₯ π₯" + a winking Baphomet as logo > > I think we should change this to our slogan just for April 1. > > On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 11:31 AM, Vi to <vituzzu.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "π₯ π₯ π₯ π₯The encyclopedia of evil people, by evil people, for evil > > people π₯ π₯ π₯ π₯" + a winking Baphomet as logo > > > > I find close to pointless derailing any discussion into a > incircumstantial > > series of tirades. > > > > Vito > > > > 2018-04-15 16:21 GMT+02:00 Leigh Thelmadatter <osama...@hotmail.com>: > > > >> Not just English Wikipedia. All of the projects are hostile to > "outsiders" > >> Those not in English might even be worse for several reasons > >> > >> Enviado desde mi LG de Telcel > >> > >> ------ Original message------ > >> From: Robert Fernandez > >> Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2018 9:17 AM > >> To: Wikimedia Mailing List; > >> Cc: > >> Subject:Re: [Wikimedia-l] The fact-checked encyclopedia > >> > >> Considering the barriers to entry, growing thicket of policies, > >> organized group harassment, and open hostility on the English > >> Wikipedia, I'm not sure we can even call it "the encyclopedia anyone > >> can edit" anymore. So I'd say fact-checked is a more accurate and > >> relevant claim these days. > >> > >> On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Anthony Cole <ahcole...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > I just googled βwikipediaβ and the first result was a Google ad > linking > >> to > >> > wikipedia.org.[1] It calls Wikipedia the fact-checked encyclopedia. We > >> used > >> > to call it the encyclopedia anyone can edit. The latter seems more > honest > >> > than this new formulation which to me implies a degree of reliability > and > >> > oversight I'm not sure we can ethically assert. I missed the > discussion > >> > about this new self-description. Did it happen on meta? Is anyone else > >> > uncomfortabe with this? > >> > -- > >> > Anthony Cole > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > >> wiki/Wikimedia-l > >> > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > , > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > >> wiki/Wikimedia-l > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > >> wiki/Wikimedia-l > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- Anthony Cole _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
