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[Kevin Godby <godbyk@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Vishnoo <drkvi-a@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi ,
> I just want to mention that the team starting our own wikipedia page is
> _not_ a good idea.
>
> The editors in the page are mostly only from our team , and it seems
> like we are just doing it for our own ego boost.
>
> IMHO , wikipedia should be started by someone else in the world since we
> are popular enough to deserve one, not because _we_ think we are
> popular.
>
> If every team in Ubuntu which had large number of members , started a
> wiki , it would become silly.
>
> Not trying to get into a debate , but Wikipedia should be useful for
> others trying to find info , and not by the teams themselves to boost
> their ego.

In addition to what Vish said, Wikipedia considers it 'original
research' if you're reporting on your own activities/projects/self,
and that's not permitted.

--Kevin