Comments on: An Open Letter to Jimmy Wales: Your Conflict-of-Interest Policy Will Lead to More Corruption, Not Less http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/01/an-open-letter-to-jimmy-wales-your-conflict-of-interest-policy-will-lead-to-more-corruption-not-less.html The Idea Grove is a full-service agency specializing in public relations, marketing and Web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: thekohser http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/01/an-open-letter-to-jimmy-wales-your-conflict-of-interest-policy-will-lead-to-more-corruption-not-less.html/comment-page-1#comment-3111 thekohser Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:38:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1795#comment-3111 Scott, I know this is late to the game to be posting a comment now about this, but...<br/><br/>Check out what "Mercenary Wikipedian" has to say here:<br/><br/>http://trevorcook.typepad.com/weblog/2006/08/wikipedia_pr_an.html#comment-62035628<br/><br/>He's apparently an admin-level (or at least has the editorial reputation of one) Wikipedian who is saying, "To hell with it, I'm going to edit for money, all I want." And, since he's doing it in secret, it's going to be quite difficult for the WikiPolice to catch him.<br/><br/>Greg Scott, I know this is late to the game to be posting a comment now about this, but…

Check out what “Mercenary Wikipedian” has to say here:

http://trevorcook.typepad.com/weblog/2006/08/wikipedia_pr_an.html#comment-62035628

He’s apparently an admin-level (or at least has the editorial reputation of one) Wikipedian who is saying, “To hell with it, I’m going to edit for money, all I want.” And, since he’s doing it in secret, it’s going to be quite difficult for the WikiPolice to catch him.

Greg

]]> By: Cam Beck http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/01/an-open-letter-to-jimmy-wales-your-conflict-of-interest-policy-will-lead-to-more-corruption-not-less.html/comment-page-1#comment-3079 Cam Beck Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:21:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1795#comment-3079 Very nice summation and analysis, Scott. Your perception about the difficulty to detect self-interest is spot on. Very nice summation and analysis, Scott. Your perception about the difficulty to detect self-interest is spot on.

]]> By: Ryan Anderson http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/01/an-open-letter-to-jimmy-wales-your-conflict-of-interest-policy-will-lead-to-more-corruption-not-less.html/comment-page-1#comment-3076 Ryan Anderson Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1795#comment-3076 Scott - you're absolutely right, and I'm on Microsoft's side here. Every corporation and person should have the right to defend the accuracy of claims made about them in print. Sounds like MS went through the suggested channels first... it's sad that they were forced to take such a tactic by a policy that doesn't understand that PR does not = lies. Scott – you’re absolutely right, and I’m on Microsoft’s side here. Every corporation and person should have the right to defend the accuracy of claims made about them in print. Sounds like MS went through the suggested channels first… it’s sad that they were forced to take such a tactic by a policy that doesn’t understand that PR does not = lies.

]]> By: Ike http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/01/an-open-letter-to-jimmy-wales-your-conflict-of-interest-policy-will-lead-to-more-corruption-not-less.html/comment-page-1#comment-3075 Ike Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1795#comment-3075 Wikimania makes for great theory, but it has a fundamental flaw:<br/><br/>You can't weed out all supposed "self-interest" on an open-source platform when so many developers are relying on Open Source for their livelihoods.<br/><br/>Jimmy doesn't see the contradiction, because for him, the Open Source movement is <b>THE</b> solution, not simply <b>A</b> solution. Wikimania makes for great theory, but it has a fundamental flaw:

You can’t weed out all supposed “self-interest” on an open-source platform when so many developers are relying on Open Source for their livelihoods.

Jimmy doesn’t see the contradiction, because for him, the Open Source movement is THE solution, not simply A solution.

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/01/an-open-letter-to-jimmy-wales-your-conflict-of-interest-policy-will-lead-to-more-corruption-not-less.html/comment-page-1#comment-3074 SB Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:01:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1795#comment-3074 When I wrote the post, I assumed that most bloggers would take Wikipedia's side against the always-loathed Microsoft. I think it's telling -- and a good sign -- that Wikipedia is beginning to take some flack for its arrogance here. When I wrote the post, I assumed that most bloggers would take Wikipedia’s side against the always-loathed Microsoft. I think it’s telling — and a good sign — that Wikipedia is beginning to take some flack for its arrogance here.

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