[Wikimedia-l] TVTropes deletes all pages with "Rape" in title under advertising pressure.

MZMcBride z at mzmcbride.com
Wed Jun 27 03:09:19 UTC 2012


Kim Bruning wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 09:07:02PM +0100, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
>> I've always been against ads, but as far as I am concerned, the illusion of
>> an NPOV project ended with the SOPA strike, and Jimbo's current exploits
>> around O'Dwyer (who I agree should not be extradited, but doh, that is not
>> the point ...) just underscore that.
> 
> The SOPA strike was necessary for us to retain neutrality. (It's the old
> freedom to swing your fists where you wish, versus limiting the arc to avoid
> my nose discussion; aka BSD vs GPL; aka "do what you want", vs "do unto
> others";  etc. (incidentally, is there a general term for this 100% freedom vs
> -except not allowed to take away freedom- rule?))

Libertarianism.

Also, the SOPA strike wasn't necessary; it was disruptive and foolish.

MZMcBride





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