Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-01-24/In the news

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This is is the most interesting In the news is a long while. Nice write up of the Spanish fork issue! - Banyan Tree 01:20, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure on that Imperial College thing. What was that Oxford University notice about? Simply south...... 02:21, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The celebrity referred to by the New Zealand Herald is Martin Devlin, and submissions identifying him were rejected not directly due to the New Zealand suppression order, which has no jurisdiction over Wikipedia, but because no reputable news source could publish his name. Shortly after the Herald article, Devlin identified himself and so a reliable source became available for the Wikipedia article.-gadfium 04:07, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish WP fork[edit]

Link to the removed discussion. --Elitre (talk) 11:30, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting discussion. Until I read the interview, I had thought what caused the Spanish fork (based on what was written or said circa 2003) was that Jimmy Wales had proposed for discussion that Wikipedia be funded by advertising; once the Spanish group bolted, supporting Wikipedia by advertising was declared an unacceptable option -- not that there ever was any serious support for the idea. Sanger's role, or even if he was around when the idea was voiced, was not mentioned. But then circa 2003, Sanger was something of an unperson. -- llywrch (talk) 06:39, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]