[Wikimedia-l] Staff Images

[Eddy Paine]

Dan, 
A placeholder for people without pictures shouldn't be a problem. Thats common use. And they are all the same so thats a OK thing.  
The picture of Rory is a picture of Rory. It even says its a mascot and I agree with Erik we need Tux for Engineering. 
And no, we are not in the 1950's but as a international organisation we should still keep in mind that tattoos aren't accepted world wide. Placing your tattoo on a staff page and your face faded away is provocating the fact that he has tattoo's and not proffesional. 
Secondly all staff pictures are made by a professional photographer? Or kind of in the same setting. That will keep the page uniform also. 
Ed
> From: swatjester at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:02:56 -0400
> To: wikimedia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Staff Images
> 
> I don't see any problem with it. I'm not sure how it is somehow more
> unprofessional than "absentee" (for lack of a better term) pictures being
> labeled "Cloak of invisibility?" Or the picture of Rory as "mascot"?
> 
> Further, what does "all but neutral" mean?
> 
> Really, aren't there better things to do than play morality police because
> someone "might" be upset about some ink? This isn't the 1950's. Who is
> upset, and why?
> 
> -Dan
> 
> 
> Dan Rosenthal
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 3:16 AM, Eddy Paine <blogginged at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > While its maybe not something for the whole community. Since only Staff
> > can edit Wikimedia Foundation website I believe this will be the correct
> > place to post this.
> > I feel that the staff images on the Foundation site should show the staff
> > in a good way where nobody can have a problem with it. The images being
> > made by professionals for that.
> > I believe the image Brandon Harris is using since this night is not
> > suitable for a staff picture. The ink he is showing can discourage people
> > and the picture is all but neutral. Secondly he isn't even really on the
> > picture his is faded out.
> > I would strongly advice to keep the images there proffesional.
> > Ed
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