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, 17:40, 5 March 2007→Spring 2007 - Organization/Association marketing: Form letter -- please edit!
:Since you're the expert on military history, you well understand the importance of momentum. Wikipedia seems to be garnering more criticism each day; check out this article from the [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/technology/05wikipedia.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin New York Times]. Now is the time to make people aware of the numerous advantages Centiare provides. [[User:Snerfling|Snerfling]] 07:46, 5 March 2007 (PST)
:Since you're the expert on military history, you well understand the importance of momentum. Wikipedia seems to be garnering more criticism each day; check out this article from the [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/technology/05wikipedia.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin New York Times]. Now is the time to make people aware of the numerous advantages Centiare provides. [[User:Snerfling|Snerfling]] 07:46, 5 March 2007 (PST)
====Form letter to organizations====
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:Please take the liberty of wiki-editing this proposed form letter that would go to organizations and associations who would benefit from involvement in Centiare space.</div><br>
+CONTACT+ <br>
+TITLE+ <br>
+ORGANIZATION+ <br>
+ADDRESS+ <br>
Dear +CONTACT+,
According to comScore, nearly 165 million unique visitors made use of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia in the final month of 2006. As the +ORGANIZATION+’s +TITLE+, I’m sure you’re well aware of your group’s own article on Wikipedia, but did you know that:
:(a) You are not allowed to edit the article itself? <br>
:(b) You can’t respond in the article space to other editors who might push an opposing agenda or a critical point of view about your organization? <br>
These seemingly necessary abilities are strictly forbidden by the Wikipedia management and community. My partners and I feel that Wikipedia is, therefore, flawed in that it has an inherent (if not pernicious) bias against businesses and organizations. That’s why we’re constructing -- with our own out-of-pocket resources -- an alternative wiki directory called '''Centiare.com'''. Centiare welcomes and encourages organizations like your own to come and tell your story the way you want it told. Without sounding too much like a sales pitch, I want to make 3 things perfectly clear:
#The +ORGANIZATION+ should have its own article within the Centiare Directory Space (e.g., Directory:+ORGANIZATION+). You can start that article today.
#Your organization is welcome to contribute to relevant articles within the Centiare Main Space (e.g., +EXAMPLE1+, +EXAMPLE2+, +EXAMPLE3+).
#Once +ORGANIZATION+ sees the benefits of Centiare and its inherent advantages over Wikipedia, you should encourage your members to create their own Directory articles (e.g., Directory:+EXAMPLE4+, Directory:+EXAMPLE5+) to support their own agendas.
While Centiare is not as mammoth as Wikipedia, we are growing by leaps and bounds because we offer many more technological advantages than Wikipedia, including Semantic Web architecture (which makes Google search results prioritize Centiare listings), user-protected space commingled with community-edited space, and the ability to embed videos, document downloads, and even advertising on our pages.
I hope you’ll join this new wiki revolution by registering an account for your organization -- for FREE -- at Centiare.com. I will be giving you a brief call in the next few days, to answer any questions you may have about our new directory.
Sincerely,
Gregory Kohs <br>
Co-Developer of Centiare.com <br>
greg@centiare.com <br>
Cell: 302.463.1354 <br>
