bitcoin/bitcoin.org — pull request #204 by MillyBitcoin (2013-06-11 12:45:40+00:00)
Title: Remove claims concerning "Bitcoin Community"

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.