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David Levy

18 Jan 2012 18 Jan '12

7:35 a.m.

[crossposted to Foundation-l and WikiEN-l] Can someone please correct the following errors in the English Wikipedia's blackout notice? internet -> Internet zip code -> ZIP code Thanks! (I apologize if this message appears twice. My fist attempt appeared unsuccessful.) David Levy

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Erik Moeller

18 Jan 18 Jan

9:19 a.m.

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:35 PM, David Levy <lifeisunfair(a)gmail.com> wrote:

internet -> Internet zip code -> ZIP code

Should be fixed. -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate

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David Levy

10:14 a.m.

Erik Moeller wrote:

Should be fixed.

Yep, I got someone's attention via the #wikimedia IRC channel. Thanks! (And my apologies again for the duplicate posts. There appears to have been a significant delay.) David Levy

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Peter Gervai

10:03 a.m.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 06:35, David Levy <lifeisunfair(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Can someone please correct the following errors in the English Wikipedia's blackout notice?

Just a foreigner sidenote: we got the notice about SOPA and PIPA which does not start by defining, or even linking to what "SOPA" and "PIPA" is, what they are shorthand for, and background if anoone wants. It could be (should be) links on the same site, wikipedia style, as we always do. We raise awareness, so what about those who were not aware their existence at all? I barely know "PIPA" for example, but obviously I'm "experienced enough" to look it up in search engines, but not everyone can. Peter

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David Gerard

10:45 a.m.

On 18 January 2012 08:03, Peter Gervai <grinapo(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Just a foreigner sidenote: we got the notice about SOPA and PIPA which does not start by defining, or even linking to what "SOPA" and "PIPA" is, what they are shorthand for, and background if anoone wants. It could be (should be) links on the same site, wikipedia style, as we always do. We raise awareness, so what about those who were not aware their existence at all?

Yeah, the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more should link to those two articles (which are not blacked out) in the first sentence. (Dunno how feasible that is with the wiki read-only ...) - d.

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David Levy

11:06 a.m.

David Gerard wrote:

Yeah, the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more should link to those two articles (which are not blacked out) in the first sentence. (Dunno how feasible that is with the wiki read-only ...)

Editing remains available to stewards and staff. David Levy

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Zugravu Gheorghe

11:16 a.m.

Hi, apparently if you disable java in your browser - you have normal access to en:wp! the best, /gheorghe On 18.01.2012 11:06, David Levy wrote:

David Gerard wrote:

Yeah, the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more should link to those two articles (which are not blacked out) in the first sentence. (Dunno how feasible that is with the wiki read-only ...)

Editing remains available to stewards and staff. David Levy _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

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David Gerard

11:21 a.m.

On 18 January 2012 09:16, Zugravu Gheorghe <zugravu.gheorghe(a)gmail.com> wrote:

apparently if you disable java in your browser - you have normal access to en:wp!

JavaScript, not Java :-) It's not a hard, secure block. Basically it's a black, full-page ad banner. Think of "Wikipedia Blackout" as the event's name, a proper noun, rather than an accurate description. - d.

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Bastien Guerry

11:23 a.m.

Zugravu Gheorghe <zugravu.gheorghe(a)gmail.com> writes:

apparently if you disable java in your browser - you have normal access to en:wp!

Or if you click on the "stop loading" button of your browser soon enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_-Rf-VKHY8 Funny darwinian selection: only the fastest among us will access knowledge today :) -- Bastien

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Federico Leva (Nemo)

19 Jan 19 Jan

9:24 a.m.

Bastien Guerry, 18/01/2012 10:23:

Zugravu Gheorghe<zugravu.gheorghe(a)gmail.com> writes:

apparently if you disable java in your browser - you have normal access to en:wp!

Or if you click on the "stop loading" button of your browser soon enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_-Rf-VKHY8 Funny darwinian selection: only the fastest among us will access knowledge today :)

Or those with a slower CPU hence loading of the page. Nemo

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Keegan Peterzell

9:36 a.m.

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:24 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:

Or those with a slower CPU hence loading of the page. Nemo

Or a slower modem, like Liam linked to six months ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9dpXHnJXaE -- ~Keegan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan

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C F

4:49 a.m.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:35 AM, David Levy <lifeisunfair(a)gmail.com> wrote:

[crossposted to Foundation-l and WikiEN-l] Can someone please correct the following errors in the English Wikipedia's blackout notice? internet -> Internet zip code -> ZIP code

Nah, for those politicians it was meant for it should be Interweb.

Thanks! (I apologize if this message appears twice. My fist attempt appeared unsuccessful.) David Levy _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l

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Bastien Guerry
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David Gerard
David Levy
Erik Moeller
Federico Leva (Nemo)
Keegan Peterzell
Peter Gervai
Zugravu Gheorghe