Wikimedia Proposes Advertising [Updated]

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday October 24, 2005 @06:36AM from the good-idea-bad-idea dept.

user9918277462 writes "The Board of the Wikimedia Foundation has announced a new partnership with the Answers Corporation, which provides the content for Google Definitions links. There is also a lengthy discussion, wiki-style for those who wish to participate." Update 10/25 18:42 by SM: An announcement has been posted on Wikipedia to help clarify the original submission (which thankfully was patently false and has since been cleaned up a bit, our apologies to Wikimedia). Answers.com will be creating their own co-branded version which will show ads and no ads will be shown on wikipedia.

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Re:Not a problem by OctoberSky · 2005-10-24 06:47 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I have 5 Mod points that are going to go unused because there is no "Logical" in the pull down list.

Mod parent up +5 Logical.
Great Idea! I can't wait! Yay! :D by Quiet_Desperation · 2005-10-24 07:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

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