[Foundation-l] How SOPA will hurt the free web and Wikipedia

[Ryan Kaldari]

Before anyone blanks the en.wiki Main Page, please remember that the 
bill is still in committee. It could still be heavily modified or 
rejected completely before going to the floor. If it does go to the 
floor, it probably wouldn't be until January, so there's still some time 
for other, less-dramatic approaches in the meantime.

Ryan Kaldari


On 12/14/11 4:06 PM, Kim Bruning wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:57:51PM +0000, Fae wrote:
>> On 14 December 2011 22:42, Kim Bruning<kim at bruning.xs4all.nl>  wrote:
>>
>> No. My opinion was on the straw man as stated, not for some later
>> re-interpretation.
> Um, You opposed the straw man as stated. If you strike your position,
> then I'd interpret that as not wanting to stop it. ;-)
>
> ( Hmm, only american topic articles? That'd be tricky )
>
> For the record, I have my reservations too.
>
>> None of the !votes were for a carte blanche to proceed with action. A
>> consensus would have to be gained for any particular proposal.
> The positions in general seem to be in favor of action, albeit not
> carte blanche.
>
> But like I said, TECHNICALLY, if someone were to (unwisely) proceed to
> take an action right right now, they'd probably survive running the
> proverbial gauntlet (RFC) by the skin of their teeth. My
> interpretation (a subtly different thing from 'opinion' ;-) is that there
> is sufficient consensus to move as it stands. I agree that that is not
> quite what this poll says, but it is something one can infer.
>
> You might disagree perhaps, but in the end only the post-action RFC would show
> which of us was actually right in such a case. Let's hope it doesn't
> quite happen that way.
>
> At any rate, it seems wise to discuss the constraints within which
> en.wikipedia should act. As the discussion progresses, the odds of
> successful action increase.
>
>
> sincerely,
> 	Kim bruning
>
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