[Foundation-l] Wikinews is giving out press credentials

Tue Nov 8 18:28:42 UTC 2005

foundation-l-request at wikimedia.org wrote:

> Why are you mentioning that? That is a strawman due to the fact
> that I strongly support the scalable approach.
>
> -- mav

Because your argument reduces the scalability.

Perhaps this entire thread could have been presented differently.

Board members? Would it be possible for you to discuss the Wikinews
press credentialing process at some point? Currently we use the system
in the same way high school and other non-professional journalism
organizations do all over the world, but perhaps we should have
something more than a tacit approval. One idea would be approval of a
phrase such as:

''Wikinews editions may accredit persons according to their policies
for the purpose of acting as freelance journalists when reporting on
news events for Wikinews."

Would this answer your concerns, Mav? It clearly states the
contributors are not representing Wikinews or the Wikimedia
Foundation, limits when and how the credentials may be used, but
allows the project to develop credentialing policies.

Amgine