What Craig said. I can think of 3 staffers on my *team* with tattoos. If people have a problem with ink - more accurately, if we have people who are willing to judge the worth, value and professionalism of others based purely on the presence of tattoos - I don't particularly mind how we come off to them. I imagine we probably wouldn't get on anyway.
On 12 July 2013 12:02, Craig Franklin <cfrank...@halonetwork.net> wrote: > I think what's really offensive here is the implication that having a tat > means that you're not professional. I don't have any ink myself, but I > respect the choice of those who do. > > To be honest, I like the occasionally goofy pictures and profiles on the > WMF staff page; it shows that there are real people (and a tiger!) working > there and not just corporate drones. > > Cheers, > Craig > > > On 12 July 2013 18:18, Eddy Paine <bloggin...@outlook.com> wrote: > > > 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: swatjes...@gmail.com > > > Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:02:56 -0400 > > > To: wikimedia-l@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 <bloggin...@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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Oliver Keyes Community Liaison, Product Development Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>