[Wikimedia-l] Re: Blocking users for Palestinian flag

2021-07-03 Thread 4nn1l2
Trying to keep the discussion in scope, this is a direct link to the flag in question: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Free_Palestine.svg It does not show any statements, but the word Palestine in both Latin and Arabic scripts. Not sure why we should talk about slavery (a breach of basic

[Wikimedia-l] Call for Local Organizers: 2021 Months of African cinema contest

2021-07-03 Thread Eben Mlay
We hope this email finds you well and you are staying safe. The Afrocine Project core team would once again like to thank everyone who contributed towards ensuring the success of the Months of African Cinema Contest in 2020. Due to your valued efforts, the third iteration was a success! Over

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Blocking users for Palestinian flag

2021-07-03 Thread Frederick Noronha
This is problematic at very many levels: * Are we policing intent or actual wrongdoing -- i.e. bias in actual edits? * Is there something wrong in me aspiring for some political entity (which doesn't exist currently) or does it become wrong only when my bias actually shows in my editing? * If the