Competitor?

I don't get this.

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On Dec 22, 2013 5:15 PM, "Jeffrey Peters" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> It is a website that isn't Wikimedia. It is a competitor. Keep it up and I
> will inform the main list owners and ask that they strictly moderate the
> list to ensure that it is not used to promote competitors.
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Nkansah Rexford <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> @jeffery, mentioning Planet math here is advertising? Really? When did
>> that become advertising?
>>
>> Hmmmm, still wondering. Its not as if the link is to Joe's personal
>> website or something. Its a website known by many. Joe is just bringing up
>> an issue and I believe its great considering the matter than banning the
>> matter saying its advertising.
>>
>> "Not an advertising group"? Apart from the mailing list of Wikiversity,
>> where else can discussions of this sort be held?
>>
>> I'm in this mailing list, Wikimania, Wikipedia, and other mailing lists.
>> Links are posted to references and stuffs like that. They're all Wikimedia
>> mailing list, but how come such links never get categorized as adverts but
>> are used in discussion?
>>
>> Is this "not advertising group" idea applied to only Wikiversity?
>>
>> Cmon
>>
>> google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Tab
>> On Dec 22, 2013 4:03 PM, "Joe Corneli" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I am bringing this to attention in the #wikimedia IRC channel.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Jeffrey Peters
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > Doesn't matter. This is a mailing list, not an advertisement group.
>>> > Wikimedia mailing lists are not to be used for advertising.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Joe Corneli <[email protected]
>>> >
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Jeffrey, are you the admin of this group?  PlanetMath.org is
>>> >> well-established free/open project
>>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlanetMath which has contributed a lot
>>> of
>>> >> content to Wikipedia over the years
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Mathematics/PlanetMath_Exchange
>>> .
>>> >>  Mentioning the project is hardly advertising it.
>>> >>
>>> >> Joe
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Jeffrey Peters
>>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >> > Please don't advertise non-Wikimedia groups/links.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Joe Corneli <
>>> [email protected]>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> As an alternative, this seems like something we would be
>>> interested in
>>> >> >> including in PlanetMath (planetmath.org).
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Robert Dodier
>>> >> >> <[email protected]>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> > Hello,
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > I am thinking of setting up one or more pages of math problems
>>> >> >> > solved by Maxima, a symbolic computation system.
>>> >> >> > I am imagining that there would be a main page and a page
>>> >> >> > for each solved problem. Each problem page would have
>>> >> >> > a brief discussion and then a solution with formulas, code,
>>> >> >> > and graphics as needed. Is that something that is suitable
>>> >> >> > for Wikiversity? It seems to be within the educational realm
>>> >> >> > of Wikiversity, but I couldn't find anything to say whether it
>>> >> >> > is definitely OK or not OK. It's not a problem if it's not OK.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Thanks for any light you can shed on this question.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Robert Dodier
>>> >> >> >
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