Bowerbird wrote:
Josh said:
Why would things happening on an unrelated website concern conversations on DP?
Because the same parties are involved!
And because Branko represents himself over there on the Teleread blog as being closely related to Distributed Proofreaders _and_ a volunteer with Project Gutenberg.
Is it in the best interest of these entities to have someone associated with them be responsible for editing writing from someone against the explicit stated will of that writer? I would think not...
My guess is that it would send _shivers_ down the spine of Michael Hart to have Project Gutenberg being portrayed as Big Brother rewriting the history books. Talk about being "untrustworthy"!
We are on a very slippery slope here, and remember, it always starts with something "innocuous", which people encourage you to "sweep under the rug" as "unimportant".
What changes did Branko make to your comment? Do you have the before and after versions which will allow the rest of us to compare? Jon (Btw, were the changes simply changing line breaks and adding back capitalization as done to your reply above? Or was content actually removed? Also, Bowerbird, have you ever asked Michael Hart and others if it is alright to write their names in lower case? Is it *your* right to put in lower case the names of people and organizations who wish to be mentioned with capitalization? It may seem small to you, but small things add up over time, and it would not surprise me if a lot of people detest your use of all lower case, just as many people detest the use of all upper case. You've never explained why you only use lower case for everything. Maybe it's simply for some effect, but when you mention "michael hart" and "project gutenberg", you, in essence, are denigrating them by not following how *they* use their names. If Michael signs his messages with "Michael", then maybe you should, honor his preferences. Now, he may grant you permission to spell his name lower case, then that's fine. He may not care, but then he may, but has been polite to you and not brought it up.)