It would be... tricky to get the idea past the community on Wikipedia, though, would it not? I know a good few administrators who delete any paid articles on sight.
Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 3 October 2012 12:07, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> wrote: > The idea of setting up some kind of social enterprise is a very > interesting one. One other service it could sell, somewhat more > controversially, is advice on dealing with problems with Wikipedia > articles. I think it is clear that just letting OTRS handle it doesn't > really work and people need more support than just an email address > they can send things to and get back a lecture on Wikipedia policy and > procedure, and judging by the number of attempts we see at setting up > for-profit consultancy services for this, it would appear there is a > market. (I think there is probably a market of companies and > individuals that would be happier paying even if they could get the > same thing done for free, just because they feel more confident in a > paid service.) > > It would be better for a social enterprise of Wikimedians to be > providing that paid consultancy than some of the other people trying > to offer such services. I did try and draw up a rough business plan > for such a consultancy, and I think it could turn a profit. The big > unknowns were how much we could charge (I used some PR consultancy > chargeout rates I found online as a rough estimate) and how much > non-chargable work would be required in order to attract business (if > we get people just knocking on the door without any reals sales work > required, then it would easily be profitable). > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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