Last week, the founder of Wikipedia supposedly warned PR agencies not write about their clients on the site. (I'd link to the real article but you'd have to be a subscriber of PR Week UK to see it).
For now, let's assume it's true.
I think it's the wrong policy. Why?
Because it is basically unenforceable. And unnecessary.
The beauty of Wikipedia is that anyone can edit it. It is supposed to be self-correcting. And because it is online, it's basically anonymous.
Anonymity = Unenforceable policy.
Self-correcting = Unnecessary policy.
Let the PR people of the world try and spin something on their client's entry. It won't endure. There are too many people working hard to make Wikipedia accurate and factual.
(Hat tip to PSFK)
Uh... so just because spin-filled entries can be corrected, you think they should be allowed?
By that logic, there would be no policy against vandalism, link spam, copyright violation, or just about anything else; they can all be "corrected" too, after all.
Posted by: Anonymous | February 9, 2007 5:46 AM | Permalink to Comment