[Wikimedia-l] O'Dwyer

[Tom Morris]

On Wednesday, 27 June 2012 at 18:05, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> I would have agreed with you half a year ago. But Jimbo decided there would
> be a SOPA blackout, and a SOPA blackout was had. And every press article
> that mentions his campaign for O'Dwyer has the obligatory "Wikipedia
> founder" label. Whether you like it or not, Wikipedia is now associated
> with that effort in the public's eye, for better or worse.
> 
> Yes, you can argue it's his right to act as an individual, it's not his
> fault that the press describe him as the Wikipedia founder, etc.




It's almost as if what the press say and what the facts are in reality are two different things that have only a very tenuous relationship.

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Tom Morris
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