I was puzzled by the statement that Wikimedia UK supports a Bill of Rights for the "world wide web" in what otherwise appeared to be an opinion piece published on the Wikimedia UK blog. https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/on-a-bill-of-rights-for-the-world-wide-web/
The charity is able to use its funds for political lobbying in relation to human rights, however I am unaware of any consensus by the members or a published resolution that relates to this. In practice I don't know of a draft Bill of Rights by Wikimedia to refer to. Should there be one?
If the blog post was intended to be an editorial or personal opinion piece rather than a statement of the official position or plans of the charity, it might be less confusing if the blog post was amended to make that clear.
Fae
On 12/03/14 15:20, Fæ wrote:
The charity is able to use its funds for political lobbying in relation to human rights, however I am unaware of any consensus by the members or a published resolution that relates to this. In practice I don't know of a draft Bill of Rights by Wikimedia to refer to. Should there be one?
As a member, I tend to agree. I don't normal sign up to ideas in the category "not fully thought through" unless it is clear that this is a work in progress.
telnet info.cern.ch:80
GET "ideas.htm"
CLOSE
Gordo
P.S. On a personal note, I fully in favour of ideas such "net neutrality" and copyright reform in the digital age.
On 12 March 2014 15:20, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote: ...
https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/03/on-a-bill-of-rights-for-the-world-wide-web/
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If the blog post was intended to be an editorial or personal opinion piece rather than a statement of the official position or plans of the charity, it might be less confusing if the blog post was amended to make that clear.
As it has been 5 days, I would guess that Wikimedia UK employees or trustees do not care that much about whether the post on the official blog is read by its members as a statement of the position of the charity or not.
Fae
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