James,

You have put forward so many proposals that were off topic in the past
years, that they are unlikely to get serious traction here. I applaud that
you are so concerned with current events, but other venues may be more
effective for you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf

Best,
Lodewijk

2017-01-31 0:56 GMT+01:00 James Salsman <[email protected]>:

> Nathan,
>
> Even on a list dominated with one-line congratulations, I would agree with
> your sentiment under normal circumstances, but I do not consider current
> events normal, events are unfolding such that the specifics of my
> recommendations have changed, and I don't want to have to tell people in
> future decades that I erred on the side of caution.
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:51 PM Nathan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> It might be more effective, and certainly more courteous, if you could
>> avoid making essentially the same set of advocacy posts almost every day.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 6:38 PM, James Salsman <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I propose that the Foundation issue a statement in support of striking
>> Google employees:
>>
>> http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/30/14446312/google-
>> immigration-protest-walkout-trump-googlers-unite
>>
>> And endorsing the call for a national general strike:
>>
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/5r3wxp/
>> forget_protest_trumps_actions_warrant_a_general/
>>
>> (Except for the Lyft part, because one of its founders is on the
>> adminstration's transition team.)
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 12:38 PM James Salsman <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Is this more appropriate for the Public Policy or Wikimedia-l list?
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/
>> jurisprudence/2017/01/court_rulings_couldn_t_protect_
>> everyone_detained_because_of_trump_s_immigration.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Several permanent residents have apparently been tricked into signing
>>
>> away their green cards while being detained without benefit of
>>
>> counsel.
>>
>>
>>
>> How many Foundation employees are affected by the travel ban?
>>
>>
>>
>> Will the foundation join the calls for a general strike?
>>
>>
>>
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