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Remove claims concerning "Bitcoin Community" #204

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ghost commented Jun 11, 2013

Bitcoin.org press page states "This list of potential interviewees has been curated by Bitcoin community." This is a false statement as there is no defined "Bitcoin community." The terms is being used to justify decisions by a small number of people who coopted the Bitcoin.org web site because they had the power to do so. This is a common tactic used throughout history where people often use religion to justify acts by individuals. It was rather shocking to see individuals involved in an open source project and who give presentations complaining about people who abuse their position to do this.

I am a member of the "Bitcoin Community" and in no way, shape, or form did I "curate" or otherwise choose the press list. Nor do I agree with selectively advertising conferences while ignoring others. I noticed some of the others conferences are paying for advertising which was provided for free to most recent conference. This is unfair and an indication that those in power over the domain have, in the words of Mike Hearn, abused their position.
Remove Mike Hearn from press List for Promoting Radical Positions 
Mike Hearn has promoted radical ideas possible detrimental to Bitcoin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD4L7xDNCmA&feature=player_embedded#t=1005s

At 16:45 he presents a slide with the title "Banking but no banks"

He said:  
"Can we build a society that looks like the society we have today but is entirely free of banks?  There is nothing wrong with banks.  (applause)  People like that idea.  You know the people who work at banks they are usually good people and trying hard in many cases but they have privleged positions and are often abused do things we do not agree with.  In general it would be better if we didn't need them."
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jgarzik commented Jun 11, 2013

nak, trolling
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jrmithdobbs commented Jun 11, 2013

Seconded. (The trolling nak.)

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luke-jr commented Jun 11, 2013

NACK: 1) commit changes do not match description at all, 2) commit removes Mike Hearn from press page with no basis

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