Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

Platonides wrote: David Gerard wrote: 2008/12/8 Jay A. Walsh: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Censorship_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008 http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/07/how-the-great-firewa.html How the Great Firewall of Britain works - d. Interesting, which urls are th

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Platonides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anthony wrote: > >>> Any page containing the url of the image would make more sense. > >>> > >>> Are they blocking > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Killer&oldid=256621147? > >> > > > > I guess http://en.wi

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Platonides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > The real test would be checking > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/Virgin_Killer.jpg > > It's at a different ip and domain, so I wouldn't be too surprised to > find that they're blocking the article (talking about t

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

Anthony wrote: >>> Any page containing the url of the image would make more sense. >>> >>> Are they blocking >> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Killer&oldid=256621147 ? >> > > I guess http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=256621147 would be a It was edited since I send my prev

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Anthony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Platonides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> David Gerard wrote: >> > 2008/12/8 Jay A. Walsh: >> > >> > >> >> >> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Censorship_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Platonides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Gerard wrote: > > 2008/12/8 Jay A. Walsh: > > > > > >> > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Censorship_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008 > > > > > > http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/07/how-the-great-firewa.html >

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Anthony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Anthony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Platonides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> David Gerard wrote: >>> > 2008/12/8 Jay A. Walsh: >>> > >>> > >>> >> >>> http://

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

David Gerard wrote: > 2008/12/8 Jay A. Walsh: > > >> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Censorship_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008 > > > http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/07/how-the-great-firewa.html > > How the Great Firewall of Britain works > > - d. Interesting, which urls are th

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

2008/12/8 Michael Bimmler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Mhmthat would be a risky move for whomever profits from increased > sales of the album...although coverage is surprisingly pro-Wikipedia > at the moment, (allegations of) child pornography do not make for very > good PR in general. > Yes.. I ra

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

2008/12/8 Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > geni wrote: >> 2008/12/8 Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> A link >>> >>> http://stats.grok.se/en/200812/Virgin_Killer >>> >>> Ant >>> >> >> More up to date: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Popular_articles >> >> If the curren

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

2008/12/8 Michael Bimmler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> geni wrote: >>> 2008/12/8 Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: A link http://stats.grok.se/en/200812/Virgin_Killer Ant >>> >>> More up to

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > geni wrote: >> 2008/12/8 Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> A link >>> >>> http://stats.grok.se/en/200812/Virgin_Killer >>> >>> Ant >>> >> >> More up to date: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Popular

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

geni wrote: > 2008/12/8 Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> A link >> >> http://stats.grok.se/en/200812/Virgin_Killer >> >> Ant >> > > More up to date: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Popular_articles > > If the current rate continued we would be looking at close on half a > mil

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

2008/12/8 Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A link > > http://stats.grok.se/en/200812/Virgin_Killer > > Ant > More up to date: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Popular_articles If the current rate continued we would be looking at close on half a million views of that article today.

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

A link http://stats.grok.se/en/200812/Virgin_Killer Ant Jay A. Walsh wrote: > Many of you have probably noticed the considerable media coverage over the > weekend about > blocking of WP content in the UK, and much more alarming, the blocking of WP > editing for > most UK internet users. > >

Re: [Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

2008/12/8 Jay A. Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Censorship_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008 http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/07/how-the-great-firewa.html How the Great Firewall of Britain works - d. ___ fo

[Foundation-l] WP edit/access blocking in the UK - statement from the WMF

Many of you have probably noticed the considerable media coverage over the weekend about blocking of WP content in the UK, and much more alarming, the blocking of WP editing for most UK internet users. The Wikimedia Foundation is concerned about this situation. We are in communication with