Wikipedia talk:Public relations (essay)

message: To be quite frank, I've had a good day and now I'm tired and relaxing, so I have yet to pay your piece the attention it deserves. However on a very quick glance, it seems to be putting forth the idea that PR isn't special or new, it simply has to follow the core concepts of wikipedia, and will not in any way be treated differently to any other editor (other than if they appear to add blantant spam). That is a similar view on many accounts to one of the more influencial e-mails I read on this matter from enwikil, and indeed that very e-mail is why I've not been active on this front. It had a good point, and I suspect you have one, too - especially since you have seemingly written a PR introduction to wikipedia based on that idea (I think). Good work, anyhows LinaMishima 19:13, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: My thoughts after a ten second glance

message: Don't say "don't post things that are under copyright" - legally, unless it has fallen into the public domain due to age, everything is technically under copyright. I went away and read up on it once, and it's a horrible mess :P Instead, talk about "only add material that has been licenced under the GFDL or a compatable licence". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by LinaMishima (talk • contribs) 7 September 2006.
: That isn't quite the issue either. But I'll try to reword to accommodate your concern. - Jmabel | Talk 06:52, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Looks good :) LinaMishima 14:42, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright 

message: Hi Joe.
I've asked the guy in charge of AboutUs about the licensing issue.  I should have some info on that in a day or two now. -GTBacchus(talk) 18:45, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's the reply. -GTBacchus(talk) 17:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In short: TBD. - Jmabel | Talk 07:43, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Licensing at AboutUs.org 

message: I think that there should be a section with the same title as this section. One big suggestion that I would make is that they should explicitely give all their promotional photos and other graphics some copyleft license, such as the GFDL or Creative Commons. Even press releases should probably be copylefted, since that is how they are handled anyway. Although these issues are mentioned in the "Wikipedia and public relations professionals" section, I think that they should get their own section. BlankVerse 10:23, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  How can PR people help the Wikipedia (and other wikis) 

message: Hi Joe, You've obviously thought this out in much more detail than I have, but this is roughly what my attitude towards PR.  The one example that always springs to my mind is User:USSTRATCOM PAO, as being both upfront and clear on the parameters within which the account would be used.  Conversely, I've seen a user on the Darfur conflict page state that he is an advocacy intern in the Save Darfur Coalition, but is editing as an individual, which is just confusing.  Given that I've seen this sort of editing happen all over the wiki, I'm glad someone has written down some clear guidelines, even as a personal essay.  I hope you don't mind if I refer the occasional user to this page.  - BanyanTree 15:26, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not at all, but be aware that Jimbo apparently disagrees with me and advocates a "just say no" approach. I would love to have an actual discussion with him on this. - Jmabel | Talk 05:09, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  nice 

message: This is a really good informative essay. Have you considered moving it into project space? -- œ™ 05:00, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Seconded. You might update the GFDL bits :-)  – SJ + 06:39, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

text: * SJ: Updated the GFDL bits. Is an essay appropriate in project space? I'm very open to moving it there, if you think there is a useful way to do so. - Jmabel | Talk 04:14, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

text: *: It certainly is!  See the whole 'essays' category, e.g., Wikipedia:Beware_of_the_tigers.   140.247.0.135 (talk) 15:22, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

text: *:* OK, done. It will be interesting to see what response (if any) this brings. - Jmabel | Talk 22:18, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Move to project space?