[WikiEN-l] Re: The Facebook opens for buisness

Sun May 9 18:17:43 UTC 2004

Timwi wrote:

> fabiform wrote:
>
>> --- Timwi
>>
>>> The idea itself is pretty good, but the page already demonstrates 
>>> that it doesn't really work because almost everybody is going to try 
>>> to be special and either distort their image beyond recognition 
>>> (e.g. LordSuryaofShropshire) or use something that barely even 
>>> depicts their self (e.g. Anthe). To a non-Wikipedian, this kind of 
>>> thing reinforces the belief that Wikipedia is run/controlled by a 
>>> bunch of weirdos.
>>
>> I think that the facebook illustrates [...] that a bunch of disparate
>> and widely separated (geographically and culturally) people can come 
>> together
>> to do something amazing.
>
> Well, some of the articles already illustrate that. :-)
>
>> I would have to say that the fact that Anthere has chosen a shot of 
>> herself
>> wearing a cheche [...] probably tells you more about her than if it 
>> had been
>> a plain photo
>
>
> OK, in that case I'll upload a picture of a Golden Eagle playing the 
> piano, and that'll tell you worlds more about me than a photo of myself. 

Excellent.  

I have no strong feelings either way about the facebook; the only thing 
holding me back is the need to integrate my digital camera into 
something useful.

I do have one observation about the pictures as they exist:  Jimbo's is 
the only one with books in the background. :-\

Ec