Nkansah, Wikiversity is an entity that has a product (educational resources). There are other websites, some with advertisers, who tried to use Wikiversity to funnel viewers/contributors to their own projects. This has been a major problem for Wikiversity, and we are targeted because we have the connection to Wikipedia and its huge views.
On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]>wrote: > Competitor? > > I don't get this. > > google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Tab > 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 >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >> > Wikiversity-l mailing list >>>> >> >> > [email protected] >>>> >> >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >> Wikiversity-l mailing list >>>> >> >> [email protected] >>>> >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > _______________________________________________ >>>> >> > Wikiversity-l mailing list >>>> >> > [email protected] >>>> >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l >>>> >> > >>>> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> Wikiversity-l mailing list >>>> >> [email protected] >>>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Wikiversity-l mailing list >>>> > [email protected] >>>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l >>>> > >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikiversity-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikiversity-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikiversity-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikiversity-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikiversity-l > >
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