[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia isn't just a good idea - it's compulsory

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/3/25  <WJhonson at aol.com>:
> In a message dated 3/25/2009 1:34:36 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> thomas.dalton at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> I don't think the IWF will make that mistake again. I never thought
>> I'd see so many people being so outspokenly against a charity
>> dedicated to fighting child pornography!>>
>
> That response misses the point.
> This "Charity" operates as a black box, not only censoring but refusing to
> acknowledge that their acts are hidden, unknowable and possibly arbitrary.
>
> We need this level of censorship?  No.  What this "charity" should do, is
> operate in an open manner with appropriate levels of communication with the
> public it claims to be serving.
>
> Big brother is not what we crave.  It's what we seek to destroy.  It's what
> we should all seek to destroy.  This charity needs to step forward, apologize
> for their indecency and change their method of operation.

No, I didn't miss the point. The point is that IWF will not block
access to Wikipedia again, so there is no problem with accessing it
being compulsory for school children. Censorship of the internet is a
completely different point and not one relevant to this thread.