[Foundation-l] Jimmy Wales in the news

[Philippe Beaudette]

From: "Screamer" <scream at datascreamer.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:08 PM
To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Jimmy Wales in the news

> Andrew Whitworth wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Screamer <scream at datascreamer.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Philippe Beaudette wrote:
>>>  > --------------------------------------------------
>>>  > From: "Anthony" <wikimail at inbox.org>
>>>  > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 5:24 PM
>>>  >> I don't think I can chalk this up as "old stuff" as long as people
>>>  >> involved in the foundation keep lying to and/or misleading the 
>>> public
>>>  >> about it.  Sue's comments in particular I found very disturbing.
>>>  > While I have never questioned anyone's right to reasonable 
>>> discussion, your
>>>  > implication that Sue is lying is way, way, WAY out of line.  Put up 
>>> or shut
>>>  > up.  Call her a liar, or don't, but either way your emails are headed
>>>  > straight for my trash-can.
>>>  I have to concur here, and suggest moderation here as well, if the
>>>  continues.
>>>
>>
>> I hate to rain on the parade, but Anthony didn't actually call Sue a
>> liar here. He said that her statement was "disturbing", but that isn't
>> the same as saying that she's a liar.
>>
>> --Andrew Whitworth
>>
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> You are correct, thank you for clarifying... however, the entire tone of
> the message was in need of scrubbing before the poster hit the send
> button.  I don't think any message where the foundation is accused of
> misleading the public (et cetera) would be conducive to academic
> discussion on foundation-l.  Especially when the OP forgot, or does not
> have evidence to support that statement.  So my statement, as of now...
> stands.
>
>
> ./scream


As does mine.  I think the implication was very clear.  To include Sue's 
name in a statement such as that, immediately following allegations that the 
Foundation is misleading the public or lying is unacceptable.

Philippe