I think there are alternative methods of preventing others from editing, such as using title blacklist. However, automatically logging everyone off without any notification is annoying and can cause privacy issues as users may leak their IP address when they are logging out.

On Sat, 23 Dec 2023 at 01:18, Farah Jack Mustaklem <fjmustak@gmail.com> wrote:
> Arabic Wikipedia editors have agreed to hold a day of action to highlight the plight of the Palestinian people and to call for peace. At 00:00 UTC on the 23rd of December, the Arabic Wikipedia "went dark", meaning that Wikipedia will not be editable for 24 hours. Wikipedia remains accessible for reading, though.

Except it also forcibly logs out anyone visiting the site which since
we have SUL is not acceptable behavoir

> This action stems from the community's sense of moral duty to combat injustice. Wikipedia communities have previously stood up for human rights such as by protesting legal travesties like SOPA and PIPA or by showing solidarity with Ukrainians following Russia's invasion of their country.

And did Ar.wikipedia do the same for ukraine?

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