[WikiEN-l] HD DVD key mess - OFFICE/Foundation?

[Andrew Lih]

On 5/2/07, Andrew Gray <shimgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 02/05/07, Andrew Lih <andrew.lih at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Keep in mind that the hex/number itself is now notable.
> >
> > That is not true. I was in IRC when Zscout370 uttered it and
> > immediately pointed out that it was the case.
>
> Of course, it is notable as "the HD DVD key", not as a string of hex
> digits - there is nothing *numerically* significant about it. We could
> quite legitimately (if somewhat clumsily) write about it and the giant
> kerfuffle without ever actually quoting the number, or indeed ever
> *needing* to. Consider the way newspapers cover high-profile
> defamation lawsuits without ever quoting the slander - the important
> story is that something was said and how it was reacted to, not the
> exact wording of what was actually said...

If we need some historical context, Wikipedia handled the [[Katelyn
Faber]] (Kobe's accuser) issue quite well in keeping her name out of
Wikipedia until it was made public.

-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)