This letter is from Forbes Black. Though he does not mention Tesla specifically, the Roadster could be next. There are some excellent writers here so I thought it was worth putting this out.
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Hello All,
One of Wikipedia's greatest strengths is its open format. Anyone can edit. Unfortunately, this strength can become a weakness in the hands of unscrupulous editors. I remember that my ex-wife, a publicist, used to try to "pitch" her clients on Wikipedia by posting praise of these clients in there own Wikipedia articles and in other articles as well. Of course, she was well paid for her efforts by her clients.
I don't know if the anti-EV forces on Wikipedia are being paid, or if they are just people who don't like electric cars. Whatever their motivations might be, a small but determined group of Wikipedia editors is trying to eliminate nearly all articles on electric vehicles in Wikipedia. Their most frequent tactic in doing this is to take an article on an EV and merge it with another article. Once merged, they dismantle the section on the EV, saying that it makes the other article too long or that the subject matter is unimportant.
This tactic recently reached its most absurd point when editors suggested that the article on the BYD 56DM EV be merged with an article on the BYD 56 gas vehicle, EVEN THOUGH NO ARTICLE ON THE GAS VEHICLE EXISTS AS OF THIS POINT!
We need to fight back to make sure EVs are represented in Wikipedia. If you've never edited Wikipedia, here is your chance to start. There are a number of discussions underway in which the editors mentioned above are trying to eliminate EV articles. We need to get as many people as we possibly can to contribute to these discussions to make sure EV articles are not "Blacklisted" on the world's most frequently visited encyclopedia.
Here are links to some of the discussions currently underway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Mitsubishi_i-MiEV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Ford_Focus_BEV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Mini_E
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#BYD_F6DM
Please, contribute to the discussion if you can. Just go to the page listed in the link and click the "edit" button to add your opinion.
Please forward this message to other groups you think might be interested. We need to get the word out to as many people as possible.
Thank you very much.
Forbes Black
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Hello All,
One of Wikipedia's greatest strengths is its open format. Anyone can edit. Unfortunately, this strength can become a weakness in the hands of unscrupulous editors. I remember that my ex-wife, a publicist, used to try to "pitch" her clients on Wikipedia by posting praise of these clients in there own Wikipedia articles and in other articles as well. Of course, she was well paid for her efforts by her clients.
I don't know if the anti-EV forces on Wikipedia are being paid, or if they are just people who don't like electric cars. Whatever their motivations might be, a small but determined group of Wikipedia editors is trying to eliminate nearly all articles on electric vehicles in Wikipedia. Their most frequent tactic in doing this is to take an article on an EV and merge it with another article. Once merged, they dismantle the section on the EV, saying that it makes the other article too long or that the subject matter is unimportant.
This tactic recently reached its most absurd point when editors suggested that the article on the BYD 56DM EV be merged with an article on the BYD 56 gas vehicle, EVEN THOUGH NO ARTICLE ON THE GAS VEHICLE EXISTS AS OF THIS POINT!
We need to fight back to make sure EVs are represented in Wikipedia. If you've never edited Wikipedia, here is your chance to start. There are a number of discussions underway in which the editors mentioned above are trying to eliminate EV articles. We need to get as many people as we possibly can to contribute to these discussions to make sure EV articles are not "Blacklisted" on the world's most frequently visited encyclopedia.
Here are links to some of the discussions currently underway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Mitsubishi_i-MiEV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Ford_Focus_BEV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#Mini_E
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Automobiles#BYD_F6DM
Please, contribute to the discussion if you can. Just go to the page listed in the link and click the "edit" button to add your opinion.
Please forward this message to other groups you think might be interested. We need to get the word out to as many people as possible.
Thank you very much.
Forbes Black
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