"Tim Smith" <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 2007-11-18, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Now watch Rick's reply. Who is Rick? He calls himself "independent", but
>> Microsoft silently paid him to edit Wikipedia in Microsoft's favour.
>> Microsoft
>
> Nice misrepresentation of what actually happened. First of all, there
> was nothing silent. When he received the offer, he blogged about it.
> Second, it wasn't to edit the article in their favor. It was to take a
> look at the article, and fix anything he found wrong with it.
>
> As to "Who is Rick", you can read about his extensive contribution to
> open standards here:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Jelliffe>
Translation - Rick Jelliffe has done more for interoperability and the
advancement of open standards than Roy Schestowitz ever will. It's no
wonder Roy is jealous of him.
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