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The map is old and somewhat limited. It is also meaningless without a key. I suggest a different image is picked. All the best, RichFarmbrough, 19:46, 3 April 2014 (UTC).[reply]
The key I refer to is the one linking the colours to the numbers. I opposed deleting the image for having no key (see the en:WP talk page for the image) but I cannot support having it in this sidebar. It conveys nothing, it is a map of the world with some green and some red on it. Even with an explanation it represents a snapshot of statistics for one of many NSA programs, and an outdated snapshot at that. It is in no way symbolic of the NSA. I am not arguing that it is not an important document, but that it is not a recognisable or informative symbol for a sidebar. All the best: RichFarmbrough, 01:33, 11 November 2014 (UTC).
Original from XanchesterBoundless Informant data collection - my vector version I noted that the one thing which wrong, is that is outdated. But IMO this map is pretty appropriate for this. @Xanchester: you created this template with a map, I vectorised. Do you agree with me? --Rezonansowy (talk | contribs) 10:23, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It seems "whistleblower means someone covered by the Whistleblower Protection Act" is a recurring refrain from some editors, but it is not supported by usage -- Ralph Nader after all coined the term before any Whistleblower Protections existed. Snowden has explicitly stated he chose to act in the way he did because the case of Russ Tice demonstrated that no effective Whistleblower Protections for NSA employees exist.
It looks like the above editor has been banned or otherwise deleted, but as Snowden is described as a whistleblower in his article I am going to add him back to this template. If anyone else objects, go make your case on the Snowden talk page. Walkersam (talk) 20:39, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
why is this caption still being used, in some cases on articles which directly mention, in multiple places, that the key cannot be taken as a literal interpretation of the frequency/ratio of data collection? see Boundless InformantTransgenderoriole (talk) 18:32, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
