I do not think that GP's comment was meant that way. GP simply wanted to clear up a misunderstanding that was apparently created by the renaming of this thread to "Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg, has died", which has been undone since. I am sure GP did not mean to detract from Greg Newby's contributions to the project.

I'm generally pretty good at figuring out even the most abstruse jokes, but not getting this one. Care to explain?

It wasn't that abstruse 15 years ago.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kanye-interrupts-imma-let-you...

The difference, in my view, is that Taylor Swift wasn't being incorrectly given credit for Beyoncé's video.

ok yeah I knew the reference I just wasn't getting how they thought it applied here.

At one point this morning, this thread was about 50% posts by someone repeatedly pointing out that it wasn't the founder of Project Gutenberg who had passed away and being maybe a little precious about writing their dates with a leading zero.

Imo, it was a valid criticism.

On the award of her Grammy, Kanye West grabbed the microphone and said this to Taylor Swift. I think Newby is Swift in this analogy.

Edit: MTV Video Music Award, not Grammy.

Wow I can’t believe this happened!

I can't tell if sarcasm, but he was very drunk, and it became one of his first big scandals. He's had so many more after that it pales in comparison.

Just wait until you find out who won the US presidential election.