Also, we should include a message that tells people to contact the ISP to get the block fixed. Thousands of e-mails should get their attention (although it didn't work for the images of Mohammad issue, hmm).
On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Phil Nash <[email protected]>wrote: > Soxred93 wrote: > >> Maybe we can set it for only 1 day, but use a JS hack to say that > >> it's indefinite. That might get the word out to them. :) > >> > >> X! > > What might be better is to email their abuse@ first saying that on a > certain > date, none of their customers will be able to edit anonymously, and that > this will continue, with the blocking period doubling, until they do > something about *their* customer. I don't know if they have support > newsgroups, but info to this effect into those NGs will concentrate the > minds of those affected customers such that they will act in their own > interests, but ultimately to ours too. > > As far as I can see, there is nothing unlawful in this, and it doesn't > amount to blackmail, because it's not an "unwarranted demand"- it's a > simple > declaration of intent; and it's not "with menaces", because restricting > access to an essentially private website can be done for whatever reason at > all, capricious or not. Neither is it "with a view to gain or with intent > to > cause loss", because that clause specifically directs to economic > consequences, which would not follow to Verizon should we choose to block > their anon customers en bloc for temporary periods. > > All in all, it's *our* website, and we hold all the cards. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > -- John Reaves _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
