We are not in a position to stop government filtering, but we should nevertheless not violate mores held by the vast majority of the Chinese people. I can't say what those are, but we need to pay attention. It is clear to me that some of what we do does violate American mores. It is the young who consult encyclopedia and if what we do must be shielded from children then we are failing.
Fred
From: "Tony Sidaway" minorityreport@bluebottle.com Reply-To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:00:02 -0000 (GMT) To: wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Conforming to the Chinese Line, was The Censorship Lie
Fred Bauder said:
This is particularly touchy situation as we need to address the attitudes of the Chinese population as a whole, not those of the tiny minority which rules the country.
Sure, but if you don't satisfy the rulers you may not get through to the people. Same old quandary. Obviously Wikipedia provides an excellent model for a solution--someone with the approval of the Chinese government just takes selected Wikipedia content and filters it.
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