> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 13:58:51 -0700 > From: Sue Gardner <sgard...@wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Blackout at Italian Wikipedia > To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List > <foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: > <CAGZ0=ln0xlr-0a0ajocu-7ex1bkqfynvv5xetqy5uy9lqdu...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > The Wikimedia Foundation first heard about this a few hours ago: we don't > have a lot of details yet. Jay is gathering information and working on a > statement now. > > It seems obvious though that the proposed law would hurt freedom of > expression in Italy, and therefore it's entirely reasonable for the Italian > Wikipedians to oppose it. The Wikimedia Foundation will support their > position. > > The question of whether blocking access to Wikipedia is the best possible > way to draw people's attention to this issue is of course open for debate > and reasonable people can disagree. My understanding is that the decision > was taken via a good community process. Regardless, what's done is done, > for > the moment. > > Thanks, > Sue
Of late I've often round reasons to be critical of the choices the WMF has made, but in this case you've made the best choice possible - supporting the community on it.wikipedia in a decision that they've come to as a group, even though that decision is controversial in some places. Bravo Sue, and Bravo WMF. Cheers, Craig _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
