OMG, how did I miss meeting both of you Yaroslav and Mr. James -- Saqib Qayyum
On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 10:11 PM Yaroslav Blanter <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been to Pakistan in July and indeed discovered that Wikimedia > Commons was blocked. I complained to the WMF (using the Village pump on > Commons when I was back), they were apparently not familiar with the > situation but investigated it and acknowledged that Commons is indeed > blocked in Pakistan (or at least in some locations in Pakistan). > > Best > Yaroslav > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM Saqib Qayyum <[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], 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] > > _______________________________________________ > 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/TESFGZT3PKAXQHCUQZBX46CASE3MRW2R/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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