Statement from Wikipedia

Representatives from Javaball Online are negotiating a deal which
could see Wikipedia become part of Javaball Onlines structure.

As negotiations went on from this morning to this afternoon for Javaball & Wikipedia
to work together to come to an agreement on Wikipedia accepting an offer from Javaball
to create another structure on there site. It looks as though now the negotations
have failed, after a representative of Wikipedia released a statement.

"As you may already know, Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia written by
its readers. The subjects for our articles are generally chosen by the editing
community rather than by request.
However, a request for an article creation on oneself is likely to be
declined.

It is also important to note that the community strongly discourages articles
written by individuals close to a subject because of the difficulty in writing
objectively about your organization, yourself, your family, or your work."

Thank you for your interest in Wikipedia and feel free to get back in touch
with us with any further comments or questions.

Yours sincerely,
Jim Redmond"

Hopes were running high at JBO when chairman Grant said that if this offer is
accepted, it will take JBO to the next level.

Negotiations are looking like they've ended, but JBO are still on the hunt for
sponsorship deals.