Hi, On Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:15:36 +0530 Krishna Chaitanya Velaga <[email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings, > > Introducing myself, I am Krishna Chaitanya Velaga from Andhra Pradesh, > India. My user name is "Krishna Chaitanya Velaga", I've been actively > contributing to en Wikipedia and Commons since December 2014. I also form > the Executive Committee of Wikimedia Chapter (India). My mother tongue is > Telugu (te). > > A Telugu movie titled Paisa Vasool > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisa_Vasool_(2017_film)> was released on 1 > September 2017. In the movie, male lead boasts himself by referring to > Wikipedia. His statement in the movie is as follows: *"36 brawls, 24 > murders, 36 stabbings, This is visible record in Wikipedia" *(The same may > be observed from the trailer of the movie, between 0:22 to 0:32 at > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVUZ-jG_i3c). As far I am concerned I feel > this as serious defamation of the brand, the community and the work we do. > It really degrades the reality and the efforts we put to produce > encyclopedic content to the readers. > > In this context, I request the community to take interest in their to voice > their opinions, and also discuss any legal action to be enforced. > I don't see what the big deal is. Since this is a work of fiction, it may misrepresent facts and reality and its users are expected to know better than to depend of it as a source. If we try to censor this film, then it will be an act of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship which i and other free content advocates dislike. If instead we sue for damages, then we will come out as bullies. Also see https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/there-is-no-such-thing-as-bad-publicity.html and http://www.veronikanoize.com/is_all_publicity_good_ . Don't worry - be happy. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ My Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/shlomif/ Chuck Norris can end world hunger, but he thinks that hungry people make humanity a more challenging adversary. — http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Chuck-Norris/ Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
