fabiform wrote:
--- Timwi
The idea itself is pretty good, but the page
already demonstrates
that it doesn't really work because almost everybody is going to try
to be special and either distort their image beyond recognition
(e.g. LordSuryaofShropshire) or use something that barely even
depicts their self (e.g. Anthe). To a non-Wikipedian, this kind of
thing reinforces the belief that Wikipedia is run/controlled by a
bunch of weirdos.
I think that the facebook illustrates [...] that a bunch of disparate
and widely separated (geographically and culturally) people can come
together
to do something amazing.
Well, some of the articles already illustrate that. :-)
I would have to say that the fact that Anthere
has chosen a shot of
herself
wearing a cheche [...] probably tells you more about her than if it
had been
a plain photo
OK, in that case I'll upload a picture of a Golden Eagle playing the
piano, and that'll tell you worlds more about me than a photo of myself.
Excellent.
I have no strong feelings either way about the facebook; the only thing
holding me back is the need to integrate my digital camera into
something useful.
I do have one observation about the pictures as they exist: Jimbo's is
the only one with books in the background. :-\
Ec