Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-04-05/In the news

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Interestingly, the term was added to Urban Dictionary the same day as it was added to Wikipedia.[1] Lampman (talk) 06:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shame the media blame Wikipedia for everything without even paying attention to the facts. --Yowuza yadderhouse | meh 16:45, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm thrilled with Rob Weir's little Wikipedia suckage experiment. Finally someone is able to convey what we've been telling people for years: We're not trying to be the only source of information for a subject, we're trying to be a good starting block from which readers can find more detailed information on their own. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 17:36, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The comments in the PR agency's post about Wikipedia are also worth a read - it appears that some agencies have gotten burnt by promising their clients an article only for it to be deleted or to be edited to contain stuff the client would rather keep quiet. Nick-D (talk) 11:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, that article has also been discussed on Wikien-l: PR consultants: perhaps Wikipedia is not the ideal promotional medium. Regards, HaeB (talk) 11:54, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]