And one more problem has resulted. People are targetting us Wikimedia/Wikipedia users. The other day I was wearing the Wikipedia 10 T-shirt on MG Road in Bangalore and got a yelling in Kannada from a Police Inspector. I didn't exactly understand what he said, but I know he said Wikipedia, Sarkar, Danger. It won't be long before we are targetted on Twitter too. Regards,
On 30 March 2011 21:10, Shalabh <shalab...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nikhil, > > While I would love to agree with you, given the turn legislation has been > taking in India (e.g. the law governing blogs), I think free communities > like Wikipedia and Openstreetmap stand a serious risk at the hands of those > who value 'national security', which unfortunately is the perfect way to > appeal to the masses and pass Orwellian legislations. > > I would not take this lightly at all. A cabinet minister making such a > stupid, uninformed statement is not acceptable at all. Its against the basic > tenets of freedom. > > Cheers, > Shalabh > > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Nikhil Sheth <nikhil...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Honestly, I don't see any reason to quiver. >> >> We should thank good'ol Moily for accidentally publicizing wikipedia at >> his own expense which I'm sure all his political opponents are going to keep >> using till the end of his days. He's taken wikipedia now to a much larger >> swathe of the Indian population - more than any number we could have reached >> out to - at least now a lot more people know there is such a thing called >> wikipedia! >> >> India hasn't banned or attacked wikileaks yet as I last remembered; rather >> the powers that be seem to running scared because of it. In the current >> scenario where scam after scam is tumbling out, I have seen a greater >> respect for groups like wikileaks among whoever knows about it; and lesser >> respect for all those who lash out at it. >> >> In all the conundrum with wikileaks in recent months, poor wikipedia had >> for all practical reasons gone into obscurity owing to prefix-hijack. Now it >> suddenly looks like it's back in the game - there's no such thing as bad >> publicity, after all! >> >> So I'd make light of the matter. Why be afraid of those who are afraid of >> the truth? If anybody raises anything, tell them fair and square that a >> member of their country's parliament screwed up. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Nikhil Sheth >> +91-966-583-1250 >> Pune, India >> Teach For India <http://www.teachforindia.org/> Fellow, 2011-13 >> www.nikhilsheth.tk >> Find me on: Twitter <http://twitter.com/nikhiljs> | >> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/nikjs>| >> LinkedIn <http://in.linkedin.com/in/nikhiljs> | Google >> <http://www.google.com/profiles/nikhil.js>| >> RangDe<http://www.rangde.org/investor/nikhilsheth>| Youtube >> <http://www.youtube.com/user/nikjs> >> Join me on: Pune Documentary >> Club<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138497769525636>| Let's >> Do it Pune<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-do-it-Pune/103857326346659>| >> Toastmasters >> in Pune<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toastmasters-in-Pune/148767611833746>| >> Wikipedia >> For Schools >> project<http://education.wikia.com/wiki/Wikipedia_For_Schools_Offline_Edition> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < >> rsrikant...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I agree with Srikanth. A simple notive on Meta [as I noticed] isn't >>> enough. We NEED a gigantic banner, [for NOW] across all Wikimedia Projects. >>> Somebody needs to get in touch with WikiLeaks staff and get the same >>> thing done there. >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> On 30 March 2011 14:10, Gautam John <gau...@prathambooks.org> wrote: >>> >>>> On 30 March 2011 11:49, Srikanth Lakshmanan <srik....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Getting sick of this popular "urban legand". Why dont we run a site >>>> notice >>>> > banner for "atleast India" alone for 2 months. """ Please Note :- >>>> Wikipedia >>>> > and Wikileaks are 2 different things""" and link to a detailed note. >>>> >>>> Srikanth, to be fair, I think he does see it as two different things >>>> or so the quote implies. What he might incorrectly allude to is a >>>> linkage between the two but his criticism of Wikipedia is the model of >>>> knowledge creation. >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Gautam >>>> ________ >>>> http://social.prathambooks.org/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> ME. >>> Wear a Lungi, Support the Movement >>> My infrastructure invasion... plus other images >>> too.. on Wikimedia Commons. http://bit.ly/d50SIq >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > -- Regards, ME. 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