I feel that you doubt the authenticity of my links as you have (maybe valid) grievances with an authors previous article (which I had to look up and was from 2005...when wikipedia was not established with the same level of confidence as it now)
To be honest I just picked an article at random. However the articles are widely published, here are a couple more. (and plenty more if you bother to google them) http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57514677-93/corruption-in-wikiland-paid-pr-scandal-erupts-at-wikipedia/ http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/09/19/new-wikipedia-scandal-uk-head-was-paid-to-promote-topics/ I think it is common knowledge, if you look around, what is occurred and since Roger Bamkin (forcibly?) resigned from his position with Wikipedia UK because of it says something. Fair enough if you don't want to comment but I do feel aggrieved that you seem to think I am making it up as I have an axe to grind. I am only bothered by those abusing their positions of power in the open community which I feel this is, or at least could be, the situation. Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 09:41:25 +0100 From: nick_whitel...@yahoo.co.uk To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Gibraltar - Mapping Party? I won't comment on the Gibraltar issue, but I do have to say I am highly suspect of the author of one of these articles. With articles such as "Wikipedia will fail in five years", and another "Wikipedia will fail in *four* years", he comes across as someone who, for one reason or another, has an axe to grind about open source projects. From: John Baker <rovas...@hotmail.com> To: ajrli...@gmail.com; nomoregra...@googlemail.com; chippy2...@gmail.com; sh...@shaunmcdonald.me.uk Cc: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2012, 20:25 Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Gibraltar - Mapping Party? Maybe no-one cares but Roger was paid ($80,000 apparently) to create articles and promote Gibraltar. I see this is part of that. Promote Gibraltar by linking it to OSM, get on the OSM wiki pages, etc, etc. Personally I do feel uneasy working on crowded sourced/open sourced projects on the request of others that are paid to do it. I would have thought they could at least chip in for the flights, accomadation, etc http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/10/05/wikipedias-pay-for-play-scandal-highlights-wikipedias-vulnerabilities/ http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/09/20/roger_bamkin_gibraltor_s_repeated_appearance_on_did_you_know_provkes_existential_crisis_for_wikipedia_.html Just want to let people know the score beforehand. From: ajrli...@gmail.com To: nomoregra...@googlemail.com; chippy2...@gmail.com; sh...@shaunmcdonald.me.uk Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 15:31:30 +0100 CC: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Gibraltar - Mapping Party? Sounds like there is a the comings together of interest for perhaps early in the New Year? I’ll communicate that back to Roger and see where we go. I think he’s looking for OSM to organise themselves but I’ll get confirmation of what accommodation was on offer and what, if any, strings are attached with going at their request. CheersAndy From: Gregory [mailto:nomoregra...@googlemail.com] Sent: 05 October 2012 13:26 To: Tim Waters Cc: Andy Robinson; Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Gibraltar - Mapping Party? "basic accommodation in an old fort might be available free of charge"You've got me listening.But advance notice and doing it after Christmas is more likely to work for me. I presume this would end up as an Isle of Wight type exercise. Make a really good example(buildings & addressing) and cover the whole land in a short time. Then if we finished earlier than planned we could pop over to Spain for the remaining days and stay in Gibraltar, or if people planned to stay longer & arranged their own accommodation then Spain mapping could be planned too. -- Gregory o...@livingwithdragons.com http://www.livingwithdragons.comNo virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2677 / Virus Database: 2591/5809 - Release Date: 10/04/12 _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
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