No, if they are in such a situation they should cry out to the very heavens. And we should make every effort to expose any government that acts against them. Not that we should misrepresent the situation or our weakness should such events occur. I don't think anyone in North Korea, Cuba, the People's Republic of China, Iran or Saudi Arabia is so naive as to think that selecting the link, "edit this page" is a safe thing to do.
Fred
On Nov 14, 2005, at 11:58 AM, Carbonite wrote:
If someone's life or family is endangered by editing Wikipedia, they should immediately stop. Seriously, if a user is in a situation where they'll lose their job, freedom or life because of what they contribute to a website, they need to take responsibility for themselves and cease all editing. Of course we need to protect the privacy of all editors, and I fully support removal of checkuser access for anyone who misuses the tool. However, ultimately it up to the every user to ensure they're not putting themselves at risk. Carbonite