On 12/7/05, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
It may come as a surprise to you, but many of us on the list are not Americans, and we find that kind of attitude deeply offensive. It may be true enough that the specific provisions of UK law may not be interesting to most of us, but if you substite the Wikipedian's own country for UK the resulting total will not be insignificant. This is precisely the kind of arrogant attitude that goes into the image of the "Ugly American".
The fact that Wikipedia's servers are primarily in the United States naturally caries certain legal implications. We all know that. That the law of the United States is in any way superior is not one of those implications. Sometime we would appreciate a little less bushshit, and more of a recognition that the United States is only one country in the same world as the rest of us.
Dude, get the chip off your shoulder already.
Kelly