https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62231
Bug ID: 62231
Summary: [feature suggestion] Be able to include/exclude
certain page fragments based on the geographic area
Product: MediaWiki
Version: 1.23-git
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Parser
Assignee: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Reporter: y...@tsoft.com
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Suggestion:
Add the template GeoLimit that would allow or disallow particular parts of the
article based on the geographical location, or country.
The particular use may look lime this:
{{GeoLimit|exlcude|country="XX"|country="YY"|region="EU"|Some content deemed
dangerous by some government for the population they preside over and fear the
rebellion from. Materials can be as mundane as some historical references.}}
Motivation:
This particular edit to ru-wikipedia
http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B0&diff=61741540&oldid=61315879
This edit removes the references to the Adolf Hitler book Mein Kampf. This
removal is done because the court in one of the regions of Russia decided that
the references violate Russian laws. Those laws are concerned with something
called the "extremist materials". In this case court decided that this book is
and "extremist material", even though it is a very well known and recognized
book, written by a very well known person.
My suggestion, if implemented, would allow to prevent such arbitrary
court/government decisions from influencing the content of wikipedia for the
users not living in that country/region, and who don't have to be affected by
such rulings. Otherwise, wikipedia will have to keep deleting random content
based on such arbitrary determinations of random local authorities.
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