[Foundation-l] How SOPA will hurt the free web and Wikipedia

Thu Dec 15 02:49:00 UTC 2011

I would say that "technically" Jimmy's statement that it was just an
informal poll to decide whether it is worth discussing further is binding.
Someone acting on that poll alone might get away with it, but it would
"technically" be out-of-process.
On Dec 15, 2011 12:53 AM, "Kim Bruning" <kim at bruning.xs4all.nl> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:57:51PM +0000, Fae wrote:
> > On 14 December 2011 22:42, Kim Bruning <kim at bruning.xs4all.nl> wrote:
> >
> > No. My opinion was on the straw man as stated, not for some later
> > re-interpretation.
>
> Um, You opposed the straw man as stated. If you strike your position,
> then I'd interpret that as not wanting to stop it. ;-)
>
> ( Hmm, only american topic articles? That'd be tricky )
>
> For the record, I have my reservations too.
>
> > None of the !votes were for a carte blanche to proceed with action. A
> > consensus would have to be gained for any particular proposal.
>
> The positions in general seem to be in favor of action, albeit not
> carte blanche.
>
> But like I said, TECHNICALLY, if someone were to (unwisely) proceed to
> take an action right right now, they'd probably survive running the
> proverbial gauntlet (RFC) by the skin of their teeth. My
> interpretation (a subtly different thing from 'opinion' ;-) is that there
> is sufficient consensus to move as it stands. I agree that that is not
> quite what this poll says, but it is something one can infer.
>
> You might disagree perhaps, but in the end only the post-action RFC would
> show
> which of us was actually right in such a case. Let's hope it doesn't
> quite happen that way.
>
> At any rate, it seems wise to discuss the constraints within which
> en.wikipedia should act. As the discussion progresses, the odds of
> successful action increase.
>
>
> sincerely,
>        Kim bruning
>
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