2009/1/27 David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com>: > 2009/1/27 Philip Sandifer <snowspin...@gmail.com>: > >> As I said, I'm sure there is context - I would assume it was from the >> Taipei Wikimania, etc. And that it is cropped so that it looks more >> feminine than it probably actually did. >> Still, the BBC picked a photo where he appears to be wearing a dress. >> And this was not for lack of other options. > > > BBC journalists are actually very nice people, and (because they're > not working for advertisers) do try very hard to do a good job. > However, they've had so many ridiculous cutbacks that stuff is done > very fast and semicompetently. This is why the writing on > news.bbc.co.uk verges on the semiliterate these days. Thankfully > they're willing to take corrections. > > But I would suggest assuming good faith, i.e. it really was the first > picture they found in the pile.
I think it's a good photo - having our founder wearing non-Western clothing shows how international we are. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
