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She’s not a native English speaker, fine. That doesn’t seem like a disqualifier to me.

I wrote that:

>Blocking access to ~free knowledge because one is offended is probably even worse...that's the mindset of dictators no?

What has that todo with language? Is Wikipedia blocking you (or your country) from access because you called an insect after Jimmy Wales?

I agree that it was petty of her but unless if anybody else steps up in her place in a substantial way and fight the major publishers, I think we should be a little lenient on her idiosyncracities. I don't know what the real story behind the block is but something tells me there was a lot of other baggage on her mind prior to hearing about the wasp.

Look, i think she makes a great job. But i hate it when those fanboys cannot see the irony of what she did...i would be proud like hell if a scientist would name a slug after me.

I do not disagree here. That being said, I fucking hate wasps so while I wouldn't hold a grudge over it, I'd definitely have mixed feelings about having a wasp named after me myself.

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