> Hi all; > > The events regarding Italian Wikipedia blanking[1][2] of all its content > are > a serious precedent IMHO. They can make a lot of noise using other > procedures, like a big blinking site notice, but giving no choice to read > the content is against the main goal of Wikipedia.[3] > > Italian Wikipedia has about 500,000 page views per hour,[4] and readers > are > getting worried about how long is this going to last. A global > encyclopedia > managed in these ways is not trustworthy. This is worst in public image > than > any gender, global south or image filtering media flame war. > > Furthermore, this only make me more concerned about the missing updated, > secure and trustworthy mirrors of Wikipedia content. > > Fortunately, you still can read the mobile version, but it is > "limited".[5] > (Please, spread the word about this) > > Regards, > emijrp >
No, it is a very good idea. The public needs to know what is at stake. It would be nice if it were otherwise, but most people only learn by experience. Fred _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
