Talk:Kofi Annan/Archive 1

message: Anonymous user 142.58.101.24 recently edited this article with the following summary: "returning original portrait. The UN does not have restrictions on the use of their official portraits of UN officials". I can't find any verification for that claim. It's contradicted by the UN site's copyright page (All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web site may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part...), terms of use (grants permission to... download and copy the information, documents and materials... for the User's personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell or redistribute them or to compile or create derivative...), and the Information guide – already quoted above, but only covering "most public information materials" – (UN photographs are reproducible for editorial purposes only... There is a $50.00 charge, payable to the United Nations, for each UN photo used in publication, whether it is obtained from the Photo Library or downloaded from the UN Photo website.). Is there a disclaimer somewhere saying the Secretary-General's portrait is excluded from these restrictions? –Hajor 19:28, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image Copyright 

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Thanks, snoyes 17:25, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible copyright infringement 

message: Would this be a list of all his visits? http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sgtrips.htm I don't have time to copy all of that right now, but that would be useful for filling in that section...--Tothebarricades.tk 05:25, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Visits 

message: "...once lead a successful student hunger strike for better school poop food."
I'm not familiar with this expression... could we reword it or otherwise clarify? Radagast 23:00, Jul 13, 2004 (UTC)
:Haha, poop food. I'm guessing that was a poor attempt at vandalism. It's gone now. --Tothebarricades.tk 01:28, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poop food? 

message: As it is a major part in Mr. Annan's recent history, shouldn't something be mentioned about his involvement in this crisis. I lack the knowledge I'm afraid.
Erolos 01:08, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Iraq war 

message: My father was in the same year as Annan at Mfantsipim, and was quite a close friend Seeing that this article was named Article of the Week, I asked him to read the article through. In addition to a few minor changes he calls two statements into question:
:When Annan's father retired... he was elected governor of Asante province.
Apparently no official of that kind (or at least by that name) existed at the time - does anyone have any information?
:[Annan] once led a successful student hunger strike for better school food.
My father doesn't recall this particular incident! Again, are there any other sources?
-- Kwekubo 21:10, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early life

message: According to this page Koffi Annan is the seventh Secretary-General, accoring to United_Nations_Secretary-General#Secretaries-General he is the eight.
Which one is correct? Donar Reiskoffer 07:53, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: He's the seventh Secretary-General. Sir Gladwyn Jebb was just the acting Secretary-General until Trygve Lie became the first offical Secretary-General.  Therefore, the count begins with Lie.  Lokifer 08:47, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seventh or eight? 

message: I am rather dismayed that the "UN Flag burning in NH over Kofi Annan" link added by RussellKanning on December 17 has been allowed to remain until now. In my opinion the page linked to is just a manifestation of hatred and doesn't really add anything to the subject. That article also seems to have been written by RussellKanning himself and the link appears to be cheap advertisement for his "movement".
IMO this should have no place in an encyclopedia.
23:43, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  UN flag burning link 

message: I remember very fondly, during the 2004 olympics, there was a series of Advertisements and Annan was asked what is his olympic moment... and he said something along the lines of "not when at the finish line, not during the race, but before the starting is signalled: Because it is then that all countries are equal."  I thought that was a very beautiful sentiment.  I would be very grateful if someone could help source the exact quote and put it in the quote section.
novacatz 05:59, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Found it novacatz 04:25, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quote Request 

message: Substituted at 15:12, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment