[Wikimedia-l] Porn blocking in the UK: en:wp blocks on O2

2013-12-22 Thread David Gerard
For your amusement: http://pseudomonas.dreamwidth.org/120535.html We are strictly-HTTPS to censorious regimes like the UK, aren't we? - d. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Porn blocking in the UK: en:wp blocks on O2

2013-12-22 Thread geni
On 22 December 2013 13:35, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: For your amusement: http://pseudomonas.dreamwidth.org/120535.html We are strictly-HTTPS to censorious regimes like the UK, aren't we? - d. If people chose to opt into censorship then its a bit outside our remit. Beyond

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Porn blocking in the UK: en:wp blocks on O2

2013-12-22 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 22 December 2013 19:31, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: If people chose to opt into censorship then its a bit outside our remit. Isn't the plan to make this opt-out in the near future? Even if not, if were being blocked under misleading or inapplicable categories, we have a right (and a duty)

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Porn blocking in the UK: en:wp blocks on O2

2013-12-22 Thread James Alexander
Watching the o2 twitter account on overdrive most of the day has been interesting. They seem to have changed a bit of the tune of the responses from simply it's opt in parents can choose (except to complaints about childline type responses to a mix of that and we are reviewing the parental

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Porn blocking in the UK: en:wp blocks on O2

2013-12-22 Thread David Gerard
On 22 December 2013 19:31, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 December 2013 13:35, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: For your amusement: http://pseudomonas.dreamwidth.org/120535.html We are strictly-HTTPS to censorious regimes like the UK, aren't we? If people chose to opt into

[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Invitation to Chapters and Photographers for the European Parliament Project 2014

2013-12-22 Thread Olaf Kosinsky
Dear Chapters, this is a mail focused on chapters within the European Union but of course support and participation of any chapter is welcome! == Preamble == Some might have heard about the State Parliament Projects done in Germany and Austria since 2009: A bunch of Wikipedians and photographers

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Porn blocking in the UK: en:wp blocks on O2

2013-12-22 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
I've been told that O2 has also blocked the Icelandic parliament website. Madness, methinks. Sent from the touchscreen equivalent of a Nokia 1100, pardon the sender. -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan, Treasurer. On Dec 23, 2013 2:22 AM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 December 2013 19:31,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Porn blocking in the UK: en:wp blocks on O2

2013-12-22 Thread geni
On 22 December 2013 20:51, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 December 2013 19:31, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 December 2013 13:35, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: For your amusement: http://pseudomonas.dreamwidth.org/120535.html We are strictly-HTTPS to