While a good stop-gap measure, VPNs can be expensive enough that it’s not really a permanent solution. The ultimate solution is to get Commons unblocked, if that’s possible. Of course, getting it unblocked might prove impossible.
From, I dream of horses She/her > On Mar 19, 2024, at 9:33 AM, James Heilman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can you not just use a VPN? > > James > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 9:29 PM Saqib Qayyum <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: >> >> I am writing to you as a concerned volunteer from Pakistan regarding a >> critical issue that has been persisting for several years now. Despite >> multiple attempts to communicate this matter to members of the WMF's >> communication team, there has been a disappointing lack of response or >> acknowledgment. >> >> For the past several years, Commons has been blocked in Pakistan. While >> Wikipedia was briefly blocked last year, the swift response from both >> Pakistani and international news media led to its unblocking. However, the >> blockade of Commons, being a less prominent site in comparison, has gone >> largely unnoticed. >> >> Furthermore, several journalists I have spoken to have also expressed >> frustration over their attempts to reach out to WMF staff regarding this >> issue, only to receive no response. >> >> I urge the WMF to prioritize this matter and take immediate action to >> address the ongoing blockage of Commons in Pakistan. >> >> Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. >> -- >> Saqib Qayyum >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Saqib >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/H5SMMTKRTUI5QLDKOCLZNWCABGDK3UHL/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> > > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/53DBHAHGEAWIH5VI2X7YMEWYSWDHCBXM/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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