Now, let me be clear: I assume that suing your volunteer admins is unbelievably stupid and shortsighted. It just about ensures that it should be difficult to attract such assist in the future. Similarly, some of Internet Brands’ actions in trying to stop this new travel website appear at least somewhat questionable. But… in trying over the main points of the preliminary lawsuit, it appears that evidently Gerard and the Wikimedia Foundation (who I nearly always agree with) should not telling the total story, and are being slightly deceptive.
The free encyclopedia usually dominates the higher tiers of Google search outcomes pages, and the launch of a still-unnamed Wikimedia journey guide could have substantial implications for travelers in search of free vacation spot advice — and guidebook publishers akin to LonelyPlanet — if the new venture garners any sort of comparable clout.
And Wikivoyage, which broke with Wikitravel in 2006, …