Having looked closely at our statement of purpose, read Google's position on
the matter, and read the following discussion
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians'_notice_board
#Mandatory_internet_censorship ), I think that it's well within the
chapter's role to put out a
On 2009-Dec-16 15:45:51 +1100, private musings thepmacco...@gmail.com wrote:
No doubt press commentary is worth a look ( see
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/net-censorship-move-a-smokescreen-expert-20091216-kw7d.html
When I voted, the associated poll was 90% against. The timing
My own position is very similar to Liam's - personally opposed to the filter
as a free-thinking Australian citizen who believes it should be up to
parents what their kids see and the government has no place telling adults
what they can or can not see. Additionally I think it could have speed
...I guess this topic is bound to come up - so no harm in a thread or two, I
reckon
No doubt press commentary is worth a look ( see
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/net-censorship-move-a-smokescreen-expert-20091216-kw7d.html)
for example.
Dealing, as this proposal does, with
ps. This section from the 'FAQ' is probably relavent too;
In consultation with owners of popular overseas sites, *consideration is
being given to exempt high traffic sites* from having their material
included on the RC Content list if they implement arrangements to either
take down identified
pps. because, in my view, wiki's are better for brainstorming and consensus
building than mailing lists... see
http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/ISP_Filtering too :-)
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:51 PM, private musings thepmacco...@gmail.comwrote:
ps. This section from the 'FAQ' is probably relavent
I don't see this exception applying, as I don't see WMF (or the
community) agreeing to take down this sort of material, as it has not
in the past. I refer to the English Wikipedia article Virgin Killer
(a mid-1970s record album from German heavy metal band the Scorpion),
which has not been taken
Matt, thanks - good question. As yet, no it doesn't have an official
position - I have forwarded this to the committee list so one can be
reached promptly.
Cheers
Andrew
On 16/12/2009, Matt inbgn mattin...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
Does the chapter have a position on this
Yes, indeed this is a good question and an important issue.
On a personal basis I am completely opposed to the filter and I imagine most
Wikimedians in Australia are.
However, I would caution that the Chapter cannot be seen in word or deed to
be responsible for Wikipedia.
This was a problem faced
