On 04/05/07, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/4/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
Now, I'd like you to think what Wikipedia and Wikimedia could do in response should thugs with money really try such an odious attack on
You tell 'em David! Yea! and those evil thugs at Microsoft! We'll name the darn windows
[snip straw man]
Greg, I'm saying that we can do the obvious encyclopedic thing and likely have not a peep from the AACS LA once they spend a few weeks exhausting their ability to put the worms back in the can.
I gave an example off the top of my head of why we are far from being anywhere near as powerless as you seem to be assuming. Creative brainstorming on possible counterattacks would likely come up with an incredible variety. All of which could be absolutely and obviously in complete accordance with Wikipedia's mission to write an encyclopedia and Wikimedia's mission to do whatever's in [[m:Mission/Unstable]] today.
I don't consider a fight a good option. However, I don't consider that being unencyclopedic for fear of thugs is a necessary action to avoid a fight.
The mainstream of American don't give a hoot about Digg, but they have actually heard of Wikipedia and use it.
- d.