What Craig said. I can think of 3 staffers on my *team* with tattoos. If
people have a problem with ink - more accurately, if we have people who are
willing to judge the worth, value and professionalism of others based
purely on the presence of tattoos - I don't particularly mind how we come
off to them. I imagine we probably wouldn't get on anyway.
On 12 July 2013 12:02, Craig Franklin <cfranklin(a)halonetwork.net> wrote:
I think what's really offensive here is the
implication that having a tat
means that you're not professional. I don't have any ink myself, but I
respect the choice of those who do.
To be honest, I like the occasionally goofy pictures and profiles on the
WMF staff page; it shows that there are real people (and a tiger!) working
there and not just corporate drones.
Cheers,
Craig
On 12 July 2013 18:18, Eddy Paine <blogginged(a)outlook.com> wrote:
Dan,
A placeholder for people without pictures shouldn't be a problem. Thats
common use. And they are all the same so thats a OK thing.
The picture of Rory is a picture of Rory. It even says its a mascot and I
agree with Erik we need Tux for Engineering.
And no, we are not in the 1950's but as a international organisation we
should still keep in mind that tattoos aren't accepted world wide.
Placing
your tattoo on a staff page and your face faded
away is provocating the
fact that he has tattoo's and not proffesional.
Secondly all staff pictures are made by a professional photographer? Or
kind of in the same setting. That will keep the page uniform also.
Ed
> From: swatjester(a)gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:02:56 -0400
> To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images
>
> I don't see any problem with it. I'm not sure how it is somehow more
> unprofessional than "absentee" (for lack of a better term) pictures
being
labeled
"Cloak of invisibility?" Or the picture of Rory as "mascot"?
Further, what does "all but neutral" mean?
Really, aren't there better things to do than play morality police
because
someone "might" be upset about some
ink? This isn't the 1950's. Who is
upset, and why?
-Dan
Dan Rosenthal
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 3:16 AM, Eddy Paine <blogginged(a)outlook.com>
wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > While its maybe not something for the whole community. Since only
Staff
> can
edit Wikimedia Foundation website I believe this will be the
correct
> place to post this.
> I feel that the staff images on the Foundation site should show the
staff
> > in a good way where nobody can have a problem with it. The images
being
> made
by professionals for that.
> I believe the image Brandon Harris is using since this night is not
> suitable for a staff picture. The ink he is showing can discourage
people
> and the picture is all but neutral. Secondly
he isn't even really on
the
> > picture his is faded out.
> > I would strongly advice to keep the images there proffesional.
> > Ed
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