Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] FW: [Foundation-l] WP being edited by lobbying firm
A follow up was published by the Independent after Jimmy Wales reacted to the matter ... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-dark-arts-Wikipedia-founder-attacks-bell-pottinger-6273836.html On 07/12/2011, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote: High time people realised that Marketing and Wikimedia don't go together. On 06/12/2011, wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com wrote: I believe Srikanth R mentioned this a few days ago on the India list. From: bodnot...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:14:26 + To: foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Foundation-l] WP being edited by lobbying firm Hello, Hardly surprising or new, but something we need to be aware of: Wikipedia is being edited by a large lobbying company, Bell Pottinger. It removes negative coverage of its clients: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/caught-on-camera-top-lobbyists-boasting-how-they-influence-the-pm-6272760.html Bodnotbod ___ foundation-l mailing list foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- Sent from my mobile device Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore -- Sent from my mobile device Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] FW: [Foundation-l] WP being edited by lobbying firm
High time people realised that Marketing and Wikimedia don't go together. On 06/12/2011, wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com wheredevelsd...@hotmail.com wrote: I believe Srikanth R mentioned this a few days ago on the India list. From: bodnot...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:14:26 + To: foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Foundation-l] WP being edited by lobbying firm Hello, Hardly surprising or new, but something we need to be aware of: Wikipedia is being edited by a large lobbying company, Bell Pottinger. It removes negative coverage of its clients: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/caught-on-camera-top-lobbyists-boasting-how-they-influence-the-pm-6272760.html Bodnotbod ___ foundation-l mailing list foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- Sent from my mobile device Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
[Wikimediaindia-l] FW: [Foundation-l] WP being edited by lobbying firm
I believe Srikanth R mentioned this a few days ago on the India list. From: bodnot...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:14:26 + To: foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Foundation-l] WP being edited by lobbying firm Hello, Hardly surprising or new, but something we need to be aware of: Wikipedia is being edited by a large lobbying company, Bell Pottinger. It removes negative coverage of its clients: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/caught-on-camera-top-lobbyists-boasting-how-they-influence-the-pm-6272760.html Bodnotbod ___ foundation-l mailing list foundatio...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l