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The Debate Over Advertising on Wikipedia

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-opinion-should-be-obvious dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Some Wikipedians have objected to Virgin Unite's participation in the Wikimedia Foundation's fund drive, calling it adverising. But there's a strong case that Wikipedia should run advertising. The funds raised could support dozens of Firefox-scale free knowledge and free software projects, outspending all but the wealthiest foundations."

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  1. will make for some interesting "Talk:" pages by Odiumjunkie · · Score: 5, Funny

    This advert is CLEARLY not NPOV. Can we get a citation on the shampoo making hair "glossy and full of bounce"? 84.28.125.19

    WTF I USE IT AND IT MAKES MY HAIR GLOSSY 61.101.19.42

    Hey no original research you nub 69.120.51.20

    Do we having anything on "glossy and full of bounce" as opposed to just glossy? 84.28.125.19

    OK HAVE REWRITTEN ARTICLE TO CLEAN UP, NOW "SHINY AND NATURALLY SOFT", NOT "GLOSSY AND FULL OF BOUNCE" 61.101.19.42

    nominated for deletion, 01/02/07, not noteworthy enough 83.102.48.18