On 12/22/07, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
A random Wikipedian will likely be reasonably
smart and capable of
contacting people, even if they can't reasonably be expected to be
skilled in what to do in such an issue.
(Also, it helps the Foundation if you let them
know too - who you are,
who you contacted - in case of the precise "who could have helped with
this?" scenario you outline.)
Wouldn't it be better if someone from the foundation did it, wherever
possible? Building an encyclopaedia via the wiki model is great. But
responding to suicide and/or terrorist threats? Let's do it properly.
The foundation sleeps. Wikipedia does not. For maximum speed contact
will tend to need to be made by the first person in the right
geographical area who is prepared to do so.
--
geni