[WikiEN-l] The Power of Free Images (Was: Questionable fair use claims: a case study)

Mon Oct 24 09:49:42 UTC 2005

Geoff Burling wrote:

>One's public image is important to many groups, for example incorporated
>communities like towns or cities;
   [...]
>& these communities are able to advocate a more
>positive appearance than they might otherwise have.

[[Isle of Sheppey]]. There's no link to http://www.sheppeyscum.com/
even though it's THE one thing that's actually famous about the place
and is the third google hit on "Sheppey". If you see the talk page,
you'll see it's locals strenuously keeping it out to whitewash the
image of the place. POV pushers are everywhere.

> (As a counterexample ,
>does anyone really think that Slough wants to be associated with "The
>Office" for the rest of recorded history?)

No, it needs to be associated with "Come friendly bombs" ;-)

- d.