Danny Wool: WP a "mainstream news media"?, So sez Sue Gardner... Options

[the fieryangel]

Pretty confusing.

I thought that it was an encyclopedia. Now it's a "news media"?

[Kato]

Thanks Danny. When I saw that "newsmedia" quote, I was going to write a post about it but couldn't drum up the enthusiasm.

In a nutshell: I thought the idea was to reflect the most scholarly thinking on a topic. Not what the "mainstream media" think. Relying on the New York Times to cover something like Israeli political history (which is what Sue Gardner implies) is a futile task.

[Danny]

Thanks. I really have no idea what Sue is doing. Then again, I am pretty convinced that she doesn't either. She is, however, putting in a rather bloated staff. Six more hires (http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings) at $90,000 is kind of ridiculous, if you ask me. Charity my ass.

Thanks Danny. When I saw that "newsmedia" quote, I was going to write a post about it but couldn't drum up the enthusiasm.

In a nutshell: I thought the idea was to reflect the most scholarly thinking on a topic. Not what the "mainstream media" think. Relying on the New York Times to cover something like Israeli political history (which is what Sue Gardner implies) is a futile task.

[Cedric]

Thanks. I really have no idea what Sue is doing. Then again, I am pretty convinced that she doesn't either.

That sounds about right. Very much in keeping with the "We're making this shit up as we go along" ethos of Wikipedia.

[Jon Awbrey]

Thanks. I really have no idea what Sue is doing. Then again, I am pretty convinced that she doesn't either.

That sounds about right. Very much in keeping with the "We're making this shit up as we go along" ethos of Wikipedia.

They will say pretty much anything that plays to the audience of the moment.

Promise them anything — but give them Arbcom.

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