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"Not working on Google projects anymore" doesn't imply the same thing as "sacked" where I come from. I think people want a better explanation then what we've s

by Steko 15y ago

"Not working on Google projects anymore" doesn't imply the same thing as "sacked" where I come from. I think people want a better explanation then what we've seen so far. Vandalizing wikipedia for teh lawlz is one thing, vandalizing OSM with potentially dangerous things like switching one way streets is another kettle of fish. Especially when your employer (err employer's employer) runs a well known competitor.

waitwhat 15y ago
They were contractors. Google isn't their employer and can't sack them. All they can do is ensure that they no longer work on Google projects.
- Steko 15y ago
  I'm not saying Google should have sacked them which they probably can't do at least not directly. I'm saying the writer at Verge should not have used the word "sacked" because it does not accurately describe the situation.
- dredmorbius 15y ago
  The wording is ambiguous. And the term "sacked" can certainly be used to apply to service providers / contractors: http://www.governoruduaghan.org/infocus_listing.php?head=3&inf1=1&inf2=6&inf3=14&inf4=2 http://www.governoruduaghan.org/infocus_listing.php?head=3&#... http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-18/delhi/28100828_1_dda-land-agency-delhi-development-authority http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-18/delhi... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3741846/BBC-sacks-contractor-over-licence-fee-warning-letters-containing-false-statistics.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3741846/BBC-sa...
mdwrigh2 15y ago
I don't know how much more Google can do than not contract with them any longer, or make sure that "they are no longer working on projects". They aren't employees, they can't be sacked in the usual sense.
rmc 15y ago
There are lots of mistakes in Google Maps and Open Street Map. There is lots of vandalism in OSM all the time, and there are lots of new users who will make lots of mistakes when starting off. (Once we had someone tag the whole of Ireland as a glacier because there was a lot of ice (probably for the laugh))
orblivion 15y ago
> Vandalizing wikipedia for teh lawlz is one thing This actually pertains to a discussion I had with a friend, who recently informed me that he found out that doctors not only look things up on the Internet like the rest of us, they sometimes even use Wikipedia. So you could cause some serious damage there as well. Granted, if the doctors would STOP DOING THAT it wouldn't be an issue.

by Steko 15y ago

waitwhat 15y ago

They were contractors. Google isn't their employer and can't sack them. All they can do is ensure that they no longer work on Google projects.

Steko 15y ago
I'm not saying Google should have sacked them which they probably can't do at least not directly. I'm saying the writer at Verge should not have used the word "sacked" because it does not accurately describe the situation.
dredmorbius 15y ago
The wording is ambiguous. And the term "sacked" can certainly be used to apply to service providers / contractors: http://www.governoruduaghan.org/infocus_listing.php?head=3&inf1=1&inf2=6&inf3=14&inf4=2 http://www.governoruduaghan.org/infocus_listing.php?head=3&#... http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-18/delhi/28100828_1_dda-land-agency-delhi-development-authority http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-18/delhi... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3741846/BBC-sacks-contractor-over-licence-fee-warning-letters-containing-false-statistics.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3741846/BBC-sa...

mdwrigh2 15y ago

I don't know how much more Google can do than not contract with them any longer, or make sure that "they are no longer working on projects". They aren't employees, they can't be sacked in the usual sense.

rmc 15y ago

There are lots of mistakes in Google Maps and Open Street Map. There is lots of vandalism in OSM all the time, and there are lots of new users who will make lots of mistakes when starting off. (Once we had someone tag the whole of Ireland as a glacier because there was a lot of ice (probably for the laugh))

orblivion 15y ago

> Vandalizing wikipedia for teh lawlz is one thing This actually pertains to a discussion I had with a friend, who recently informed me that he found out that doctors not only look things up on the Internet like the rest of us, they sometimes even use Wikipedia. So you could cause some serious damage there as well. Granted, if the doctors would STOP DOING THAT it wouldn't be an issue.