This morning, I received a second email from one of our users describing how some of his links that he had placed on Wikipedia to specific Stickymap markers were being considered spam. I was surprised, and after checking some links that he forwarded, it appears as though a Wikipedia administrator has recommended that Stickymap, a social action community building project, be placed on a special list! Stickymap has been accused of using Wikipedia to promote our website. As a policy, we do not spam websites or engage in abusive linking practices.
We’re very surprised, as plenty of other Google map driven applications do not seem to be under their microscope. Right now, we’re trying to do what we can to prevent Stickymap from being placed on this list, as it does not seem right to punish the entire Stickymap community for one user’s poor (questionable) behavior. We just hope that the administrator will be reasonable and understanding.