<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font>On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 13:09, Achal Prabhala <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aprabhala@gmail.com">aprabhala@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
The number (and the total inconsistency with how many people actually<br>
protested) comes from here:<br>
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<a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/protest-against-wrong-map-mars-countrys-first-wiki-conference/877826/0" target="_blank">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/protest-against-wrong-map-mars-countrys-first-wiki-conference/877826/0</a><br>
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in which it simultaneously describes "hundreds of protesters" *and* that<br>
"all 21 who protested were arrested".<br>
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Go figure.<br>
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The article that's been created out of the controversy is a storm in a<br>
teacup (and as such is hardly notable) but the storm was so small it was<br>
barely noticeable - and would have stayed that way except for the<br>
misreporting of it.<br></blockquote><div><br> </div><div>I must say I was slightly disappointed at the size of the protest. We heard the protest begin, we went around asking all attendees standing outside to enter the convocation hall; by the time we reached the gate from the lawns, the protesters had already been swept into a police van and were about to leave. <br>
<br>To be fair, they were far outnumbered by the police. <br></div></div><br>