QUOTE(Somey @ Wed 21st November 2007, 9:59pm)
Perhaps we can convince Daniel to delete the screenshot altogether, but as I recall, it wasn't something he personally set up - I think he got it from someone/somewhere else, though I can't remember exactly who it was. ....And given her age at the time, she probably looks different enough after 3-4 years of growth that the average kidnapper wouldn't easily recognize her from the special flash-cards they carry with them at all times.
Point taken. But anything to do with kids gets everyone's backs up, including mine. She probably does look much older. It seems this came from a London meetup.
QUOTE(Daniel Brandt @ Wed 21st November 2007, 11:00pm)
You guys have to be kidding. It's not Kira's picture that Jimbo objects to — it's that I have the picture! Has he complained to the
French Wikipedia? No, because they're good guys. Did he complain to the
New York Times when the photographer
snapped his house? No, he eats up the publicity. Does he keep his home telephone number (maybe an old one) secret?
Not at all. You guys should lay off of the "harassment of poor Wikipedian editors" Kool-aid.
(hands up) ok, ok, ok Daniel. Your points are good. But to be fair, even if you are 100% in the right,
the fact that you have to make those points at all puts you at a disadvantage, and makes you look like the bad guy.
Which is unfair to you, completely. Politics are like that . Facts aren't really at issue. Opinions are. This is grist for the mill at Wikipedia, and why they get away with so much rightfully labelled bullshit. Because they focus on opinions, not facts.
And I did note on the other thread that
Jimbo was a fool for putting a picture in his house in the NYTimes. Such a fool.
His wife should clobber him for putting her and the kids in danger while he globetrots. This only shows him as an amateur among hi-tech bigwigs. You wouldn't see Mitchell Kapor or Larry Ellison putting their home front door online. And they do have bodyguards,and respectful fear of danger. One of the main reasons famous persons stay in 5-star hotels, is that in poor countries, they usually are the safest place in the city, save for diplomatic mission properties. Jimbo stays in fleabags, to save money, and is probably oblivious to the danger he puts himself in - especially in developing countries, where even non-famous Americans are at risk for kidnap,
de facto. Jimbo probably didn't worry about Wikipedia France, because he foolishly thinks that it won't affect him in Florida, which is completely stupid, as you rightfully point out.
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