Mike Godwin wrote: > Kat Walsh writes: > >> I am happy to see the Italian community behind the opposition to the >> proposed law because I do think it's contrary to what Wikimedia does, >> and to see that there is consensus among the Italian community to do >> something drastic; there will be a far greater effect on the Italian >> wiki than a short blockage if bad laws are passed. (And part of >> me--the part that's been around for a billion years--is thrilled to >> see a community coming to such a decision on their own, via what >> seems >> like a reasonable process, without waiting for approval or support.) > > Speaking only for myself, this precisely reflects my views. I applaud > the Italian Wikipedians' decision to challenge this law so directly. > >> But I'm not sure about denying access completely for several days. I >> think the action that was done may be too much, that maybe something >> could have been done to >> generate as much attention without cutting off access as much. > > I understand Kat's doubts here, but my intuitive reaction, having > dealt with government censorship of various sorts for more than 20 > years, is that more dramatic action is most likely to be effective in > persuading a government to change course. Governments that want to > censor -- like the USA, the United Kingdom (through its public-private > partnership), and now the Italian government -- tend to build up a lot > of inertia behind their policy choices. It's very hard to get a > government to change its mind. You have to challenge government > officials in a big, dramatic (and usually longer-lasting) way to get > their attention and make them responsive.
When you say "big and dramatic", what level of bribe did you have in mind for Italian officials? _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
