On 5/2/07, Andrew Gray shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
On 02/05/07, Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com wrote:
Keep in mind that the hex/number itself is now notable.
That is not true. I was in IRC when Zscout370 uttered it and immediately pointed out that it was the case.
Of course, it is notable as "the HD DVD key", not as a string of hex digits - there is nothing *numerically* significant about it. We could quite legitimately (if somewhat clumsily) write about it and the giant kerfuffle without ever actually quoting the number, or indeed ever *needing* to. Consider the way newspapers cover high-profile defamation lawsuits without ever quoting the slander - the important story is that something was said and how it was reacted to, not the exact wording of what was actually said...
If we need some historical context, Wikipedia handled the [[Katelyn Faber]] (Kobe's accuser) issue quite well in keeping her name out of Wikipedia until it was made public.
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)