[Wikimedia-l] O'Dwyer

[Andreas Kolbe]

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Tom Morris <tom at tommorris.org> wrote:

> 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.
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> 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.




That's what makes a reliable source. ;)