[odf-discuss] Rick Jelliffe FUD?

[robert_weir at us.ibm.com]

"Standards activist" -- what does that mean?  I can see "active with 
standards",  but that does not equate to "standards activist".  Is there 
anything that substantiates activist claim?

Read the last paragraph of his bio here: 
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1712    It sounds very much like 
Microsoft is paying for his attendance at such events.   It is poor 
journalistic practice to not disclose something like this in an article. 

So rather than seek a second opinion, they have portrayed this as an 
independent opinion from a "standards activist".

-Rob

odf-discuss-bounces at opendocumentfellowship.org wrote on 06/18/2007 
01:57:57 AM:

> Not allegedly, admittedly! But Rick Jeliffe is more of an issue
> because his due discreditation has not taken place publically enough.
> Not the Wikipedia incident but using his "independent" status to carry
> lies into newsprint.
> 
> On the otherhand, the Bangkok Post needs a formal letter as failure to
> seek a second opinion on Rick's appallingly misinformed opinions. The
> question that needs to be asked, in public, loudly and often is just
> what is MS offering Rick to spout such rubbish?
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 17/06/07, Jonathon Coombes <jon at cybersite.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > On 18/06/2007, at 2:28 AM, Yoon Kit Yong wrote:
> >
> > > His statements.
> > >
> > > http://www.bangkokpost.net/130607_Database/13Jun2007_data04.php
> > >
> > > Coincidentally he spoke about dates. This called for a response.
> > >
> > > http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2007/06/rick_jelliffe_m.html
> >
> > I am interested in this article regarding Rick Jelliffe, but I must
> > say I find it very hard to take anything he says as valuable when
> > things like the following allegedly happened:
> >
> > http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/microsoft-bid-to-doctor-wikipedia/
> > 2007/01/24/1169594329590.html
> >
> > Regards
> > Jonathon
> >
> > --------------------------
> > Jonathon Coombes
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> > http://www.cybersite.com.au
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