On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:51:13 -0500, Marc Riddell <[email protected]> wrote: >> It's really unfortunate that blacking out Wikimedia projects is becoming >> an >> accepted method of protest. Maybe we should start keeping track of how >> often different projects are blacked out, and for what purpose. When it >> happened to the Italian Wikipedia, it was a first-ever event that no one >> thought would happen again. When it happened to the English Wikipedia, it >> was a uniquely forceful global statement that many argued might never >> happen again for many reasons. Now Serbia, next who knows? > > Nathan, what problems do you see with this method of protest? > > Marc Riddell >
I am not Nathan, but the obvious argument is that a strong medicine only remains strong if used rarely. If one starts using it on a regular basis one gets adapted and the medicine does not have the required action anymore. The same thing is here: one can blank out a Wikipedia main page for a day and to exercise protest, but the protest is only visible if the blanking is exceptional. If it starts to happen on a monthly basis, the only reaction would be that people get upset because Wikipedia is not available. Cheers Yaroslav PS I have no idea about the Serbian situation, and I am glad they do not need to discuss it anymore. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
