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EricBarbour
In fact, he's utterly unimportant, and does not deserve notability.

But if past WP patterns hold, someone will create a BLP for him, very shortly.

And that would be.......Kenny Glenn.

Here's the original story, and here's the revenge site about Kenny.

If you love cats, don't watch the video.

Why think there'll be a BLP?
Easy!......
because he's already been added to the
WP article about Lawton, Oklahoma.

I ask you, does this stupid teenaged sociopath deserve to be listed along with
more famous Lawton natives like Joan Crawford, Leon Russell and C.J. Cherryh?
(Don't answer that!)
Somey
QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Mon 16th February 2009, 12:31am) *
I ask you, does this stupid teenaged sociopath deserve to be listed along with
more famous Lawton natives like Joan Crawford, Leon Russell and C.J. Cherryh?
(Don't answer that!)

His need for public attention is probably exactly what led him to abuse the poor kitty in the first place, so if Wikipedia does keep an article about him, they're contributing directly to the abuse of small, cute, furry animals.

So I'd say the chances of such an article are... one hundred percent!

I've got to get those "Pardon The Interruption" screenshots uploaded one of these days.
Viridae
Already been created and deleted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Undelete/Kenny_Glenn (can non admins see that?)
Somey
QUOTE(Viridae @ Mon 16th February 2009, 12:40am) *
(can non admins see that?)

Just a page that says it's an action limited to administrators.

I guess some people don't like to waste time... rolleyes.gif
everyking
How much press coverage has this person/incident received?
Viridae
QUOTE(everyking @ Mon 16th February 2009, 5:46pm) *

How much press coverage has this person/incident received?


Local press only it appears, not naming the accused.

His actions (whoever he is) are abhorrent, but wikipedia is not a revenge platform, 4chan does that quite effectively enough.

Comment on the youtube video of the new story:

"Never, ever, ever piss off the internet"
EricBarbour
QUOTE(Viridae @ Sun 15th February 2009, 10:48pm) *

QUOTE(everyking @ Mon 16th February 2009, 5:46pm) *

How much press coverage has this person/incident received?

Local press only it appears, not naming the accused.
His actions (whoever he is) are abhorrent, but wikipedia is not a revenge platform, 4chan does that quite effectively enough.

They're already on the case.....

This has all the hallmarks of another stupid Internet meme.
Spreading like wildfire on blogs and forums.

It's not on the PETA website yet, but it will be. For that matter, if you want to see some REAL
animal abuse, PETA's website has plenty of videos that will make you hurl.

It's the most disturbing aspect of this case. You can flay the skin off of babies
with perfect impunity, if it's done in a country that Americans dislike.
But abuse a cat on YouTube, and the Furies will come after you....
Alison
QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Sun 15th February 2009, 11:15pm) *

They're already on the case.....

This has all the hallmarks of another stupid Internet meme.

He's on ED now ---> Kenny Glenn <--- so he's screwed blink.gif rolleyes.gif

EDIT: Just saw the videos, too. What a creep dry.gif
maggot3
QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Mon 16th February 2009, 7:15am) *

It's the most disturbing aspect of this case. You can flay the skin off of babies
with perfect impunity, if it's done in a country that Americans dislike.
But abuse a cat on YouTube, and the Furies will come after you....


Yeah, the disconnect between the reactions to humans being abused and a cat being abused never fails to astonish me.
Viridae
QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Mon 16th February 2009, 6:15pm) *

QUOTE(Viridae @ Sun 15th February 2009, 10:48pm) *

QUOTE(everyking @ Mon 16th February 2009, 5:46pm) *

How much press coverage has this person/incident received?

Local press only it appears, not naming the accused.
His actions (whoever he is) are abhorrent, but wikipedia is not a revenge platform, 4chan does that quite effectively enough.

They're already on the case.....

This has all the hallmarks of another stupid Internet meme.
Spreading like wildfire on blogs and forums.

It's not on the PETA website yet, but it will be. For that matter, if you want to see some REAL
animal abuse, PETA's website has plenty of videos that will make you hurl.

It's the most disturbing aspect of this case. You can flay the skin off of babies
with perfect impunity, if it's done in a country that Americans dislike.
But abuse a cat on YouTube, and the Furies will come after you....

Fury of the furies? (was a game on the amiga)

QUOTE(maggot3 @ Mon 16th February 2009, 9:02pm) *

QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Mon 16th February 2009, 7:15am) *

It's the most disturbing aspect of this case. You can flay the skin off of babies
with perfect impunity, if it's done in a country that Americans dislike.
But abuse a cat on YouTube, and the Furies will come after you....


Yeah, the disconnect between the reactions to humans being abused and a cat being abused never fails to astonish me.


I don't know why that is, since i have the same disparity in my reactions - maybe its because the human at least understands what is happening and maybe even why - the animal has no chance. Furthermore, you rarely see/hear of humans being abused to the extent animals get abused (in a cruelty/torture sense) and very rarely does footage of that appear on the internet.
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