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RJN, you should put a note at Kressel on the discussion page. It's not egotistical when it's just facts and you are one of the few possible experts on the subject matter. I guess you are figuring maybe there is some conflict of interest there but I just don't see it being an issue especially if you are this cautious and critical of yourself.

You don't sound egotistical at all. I'll be honest: I'm completely irritated by this! Given what he cites as his "other company," I suspect he is the one who edited the Wikipedia page.

Thanks, Chris and Owlice. I see the change to Wikipedia's APOD entry has now been made, I have now made a clarifying comment myself on the Facebook page that Owlice linked to above. I apologize if I sound egotistical here but it was difficult to let an inaccurate attribution like that stand.

- RJN

John Kressel is claiming credit for APOD, according to [url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkressel]this site[/url], and he has commented on the NASA APOD Facebook site that he is responsible for APOD. See [url=http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?v=app_6261817190&id=5788387451]here[/url] for more information.

[quote="RJN"][quote]In support of the public outreach mission of NASA, the idea of presenting a single, different image of astronomical interest via the web was first conceived by John Kressel and suggested to Jerry Bonnell when they worked together at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center[/quote]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apod

I was checking the Wikipedia entry for APOD recently and noticed the above phrase which is absolutely false. APOD was conceived in conversations only between Jerry Bonnell and myself. I have no idea who John Kressel is, and he certianly did not conceive APOD. I have not yet edited any Wikipedia entry, and I am not sure it is fair that I edit the entry for APOD. I would be quite grateful, however, if someone would delete this incorrect statement. [/quote]
I removed the sentence. It was only added on Dec 25, by a user that has only a few other Wikipedia contributions, all to astronomical topics. If the added text was intended as some sort of vandalism, it may reappear. Keep an eye on the article for a while.

[quote]In support of the public outreach mission of NASA, the idea of presenting a single, different image of astronomical interest via the web was first conceived by John Kressel and suggested to Jerry Bonnell when they worked together at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center[/quote]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apod

I was checking the Wikipedia entry for APOD recently and noticed the above phrase which is absolutely false. APOD was conceived in conversations only between Jerry Bonnell and myself. I have no idea who John Kressel is, and he certainly did not conceive APOD. I have not yet edited any Wikipedia entry, and I am not sure it is fair that I edit the entry for APOD. I would be quite grateful, however, if someone would delete this incorrect statement.

- RJN