Daniel Mayer wrote: I agree that this requires a careful and measured approach. Our primary objective should be to ensure access for users living in the PRC. "Commie bashing" or railing about the lack of civil rights in China may only convince them to tighten things up even more. We first of all need to be sure of our facts in the matter to avoid making accusations that have no foundation in reality. A cooperative attitude can also be helpful. It would help to know just where the decision came from, and whether there is an accessible higher level bureaucrat who might overrule the decision. It may even be that their requirements are within acceptable levels; we shouldn't presume that they aren't. It would be great if the appropriate officials could be convinced that there is some benefit for the PRC as a whole in having Wikipedia available to its people. Yes, they are expensive, but we are not looking at lawyers with United States style fee structures. At this point first level lawyer contact would be useful. Its purpose would be to discuss in broad terms what applicable laws and strategies are available. This does not imply that there will ever be any active court case or any other kind of formal procedure. A peaceful settlement of the issue will always be the preferred option. Ec