[Wikimedia-l] Russian Wikipedia goes on strike

[Stevie Benton]

There is a brief explanation here in Russian and English -
http://wikimedia.ru/blog/2012/07/10/zabastovka-vikipedii-na-russkom-yazyke/

Stevie

On 10 July 2012 12:11, John Vandenberg <jayvdb at gmail.com> wrote:

> The ruwp site is wierd on mobile... The link in the blurb doesnt work.
>
> Is there an English explanation of the law or of the ruwp decision??
> On Jul 10, 2012 2:41 AM, "Milos Rancic" <millosh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In less than half an hour Russian Wikipedia will go on one-day strike
> > against SOPA/PIPA-like law in Russia [1] (in Russian).
> >
> > As in previous cases with Italian and English Wikipedia, it would be
> > good if the wider community would be activated in support of our
> > fellow Wikimedians. They need wider promotion on Meta etc.
> >
> > Party is on #wikipedia-ru at freenode
> >
> > [1] http://tinyurl.com/law89417-6
> >
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