On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Marc Riddell <michaeldavi...@comcast.net>wrote:
> > I agree with you, Yaroslav, that repeated and indiscriminate use of the > method would dilute its impact; and could come back to bite the Project. > But > I think it unwise and unfair to put a flatly negative spin on the idea. > > Marc > > I was actually against both the Italian blackout and the subsequent blackout of en.wp. I don't think a reference work (which is what Wikipedia aims to be) should take political positions. A core pillar of the project is its neutrality; neutrality underlies our articles so that they, and by extension the project and its participants, do not take and aren't seen to take a position on content. There ought to be a distinction between advocacy by the Foundation and advocacy by content projects, in the same way we wouldn't expect Britannica to argue its point of view in the pages of its encyclopedia but wouldn't blink if it filed a legal brief or wrote to a lawmaker. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
