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Re: Norman Technologies AfD
by Steve Bennett-8
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On 8/9/06, Rob <gamaliel8@...> wrote:
> Well, there's a natural reaction to anything that looks like corporate
> advertising, but I wouldn't call it a "bias against corporations".
>
> I don't see anything inherently wrong with MyWikiBiz, esp. since they
> are pretty open about what they're doing. But I also don't think
> Wikipedia's mission is served by cluttering up the place with articles
> on every small consulting firm in the US. This corporation has only 26
> employees and the only citations are a local business journal. Is
> this really a significant enough company to make it into an
> encyclopedia?
That definitely depends on what your definition of "significant
enough" is. If we had room for only 10 corporations, I would say no.
But we're not pressed for space, and unlike pure vanity articles (my
name is Jim and I have a dog called Nelly!), this type of article
meets a genuine need.
I think there is a valid viewpoint that says "Wikipedia is the sum of
human knowledge, except for a bit of total dross that doesn't interest
anyone". However, a genuine company with 26 full time employees that
has been around for 5 years and does some interesting things at the
global level is not such dross.
Purely and simply, is Wikipedia better off *with* this information
than *without* it? If the answer is "without", then why? Because we
saved a couple of kilobytes?
Steve
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> Well, there's a natural reaction to anything that looks like corporate
> advertising, but I wouldn't call it a "bias against corporations".
>
> I don't see anything inherently wrong with MyWikiBiz, esp. since they
> are pretty open about what they're doing. But I also don't think
> Wikipedia's mission is served by cluttering up the place with articles
> on every small consulting firm in the US. This corporation has only 26
> employees and the only citations are a local business journal. Is
> this really a significant enough company to make it into an
> encyclopedia?
That definitely depends on what your definition of "significant
enough" is. If we had room for only 10 corporations, I would say no.
But we're not pressed for space, and unlike pure vanity articles (my
name is Jim and I have a dog called Nelly!), this type of article
meets a genuine need.
I think there is a valid viewpoint that says "Wikipedia is the sum of
human knowledge, except for a bit of total dross that doesn't interest
anyone". However, a genuine company with 26 full time employees that
has been around for 5 years and does some interesting things at the
global level is not such dross.
Purely and simply, is Wikipedia better off *with* this information
than *without* it? If the answer is "without", then why? Because we
saved a couple of kilobytes?
Steve
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