wikipediasuckscoop@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIs the Wikimedia Foundation about to sell out its editors—and its principles?www.thewikipedian.netexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1274
arrow-up1274external-linkIs the Wikimedia Foundation about to sell out its editors—and its principles?www.thewikipedian.netwikipediasuckscoop@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squarewikipediasuckscoop@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWikipedia unfortunately has a policy of blocking so-called open proxies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:NOOPENPROXIES
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoNot everyone knows of/has access to VPN’s. I don’t disagree with your sentiment, but I also get why they’d rather try to resolve it legally. If they succeed it will allow for much easier access for the majority of visitors.
minus-squarehorse_battery_staple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThey’ll learn quickly. The Arab Spring bore that out.
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAnd where are those Arab countries now?
minus-squarehorse_battery_staple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoReading Wikipedia
Why? VPNs exist and fuck Modi
Wikipedia unfortunately has a policy of blocking so-called open proxies.
Not everyone knows of/has access to VPN’s.
I don’t disagree with your sentiment, but I also get why they’d rather try to resolve it legally. If they succeed it will allow for much easier access for the majority of visitors.
They’ll learn quickly. The Arab Spring bore that out.
And where are those Arab countries now?
Reading Wikipedia