[WikiEN-l] Re: The Facebook opens for buisness

[Pedro Fortuny]

* Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com> [2004-04-30]:
> Timwi wrote
> 
> > 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. Anthère). To a non-Wikipedian, this kind of thing reinforces
> > the belief that Wikipedia is run/controlled by a bunch of weirdos.
> 
> Or, possibly, has a sense of humour.
> 
> Wow, I see ample opportunity for anxious over-interpretation here.  I have
> just noticed that amongst the mathematically inclined, Axel is looking _up_,
> Michael Hardy is looking _directly into the camera_, and I'm looking _down_.
> Let's not even get into Angela and Anthere's respective choices.
> 

I feel myself outed of the mathematically inclined :(. Maybe I am a weirdo :)

> By chance I'd just uploaded a snap, which was elsewhere on the Web.  I
> thought this was a cool idea when I saw it.
> 
> My non-weboholic wife thought the photos were 'interesting', too.
> 

Well, "interesting" is not necessarily a positive comment ? :)

Pedro.

> Charles
> 
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