[WikiEN-l] Oddest form of wiki identity theft I've seen...

MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic at gmail.com
Wed May 24 12:44:37 UTC 2006


Something like that, and I would change the copyright tag on the image too.
To say edit of image x used with permission of original creator. Editing
images on Wikipedia is fine. If someone is doing it to act like someone
else, they need permission. - ~~~~

Mgm


On 5/24/06, Sam (Asbestos) <asbestos999 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I happened to be glancing down the [[Wikipedia:Facebook]] when, to my
> great
> surprise, I found my own face.
>
> It seems that [[User:Vizcarra]] borrowed the photo I made for [[Making a
> Face]], [[Image:MakingAFace.jpg]], cut out half of it and made [[Image:
> DavidVizcarra.jpg]], giving it the caption "My picture, taken by myself
> with
> the use of a webcam."
>
> I'm not remotely mad, rather I think this is hillarious. Also rather
> flattering. What do you think would be the best way to broach the subject
> with him? ("Excuse me, but you look familiar. Are we related?")
>
> Sam
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> Asbestos
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Asbestos
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