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Seth Finkelstein : Infothought

"Profit-oriented Wikia eying IPO in long term"

"They said it, I didn't:

Profit-oriented Wikia eying IPO in long term

Wikia Inc., a profit-oriented company set up by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, is aiming for a public listing in the long term, he said Thursday. ... "

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QUOTE(Interview Snippet with International Business Daily)

IBD: Why would anyone volunteer to do this?

Wales: The main reason is that it's fun for them.

This comment underscores the observation that many Wikipedians consider Wikipedia to have elements of a game, which means that winning (dominating rival editors) trumps allocentric values such cooperation and collaboration.

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