[Foundation-l] Blackout at Italian Wikipedia

Wed Oct 5 07:33:21 UTC 2011

You heard about consensus and anti-censorship actions: all is allowed with
community polls as seen in Italian Wikipedia yesterday.

German Wikipedia, go ahead and blank your wiki is WMF try to force the image
filtering on you. The same for other Wikipedias that don't agree with the
filter. Enjoy the Italian precedent support, WMF.

2011/10/5 Aaron Adrignola <aaron.adrignola at gmail.com>

> I'm sure those on this list are familiar with the de.wikipedia poll on the
> proposed image filter with its strong outcome on a particular side of the
> debate.  I am quite concerned about the precedent that it.wikipedia is
> being
> allowed to set.  Should I expect that de.wikipedia would be allowed to
> stage
> a similar "blackout" should the image filter be implemented against their
> wishes, with the goal of protesting perceived or potential censorship?
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