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Re:Wikipedia shuts down Italian site because of Berlusconi's... by twhaples on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @05:58PM (#3073102)
Jimmy Wales just described it (in a Facebook post) as "Wikipedia Italy is on strike against an idiotic proposed law". While Jimmy Wales is no longer synonymous with Wikipedia governance, his implicit endorsement of the strike is definitely Something.

Though people are fighting on the mailing list and calling for all the Italian sysops be desysopped.

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Re:Wikipedia shuts down Italian site because of Berlusconi's... by ErrantX on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @05:59PM (#3073107)
Yes; he just posted to that effect on his en.wiki talk page.

Disappointing, I feel. What next; English Wikipedia suspended till the US government sort out copyright laws?

Worrying precedent!

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Re:Wikipedia shuts down Italian site because of Berlusconi's... by twhaples on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @07:36PM (#3073479)
The US neither has nor is presently debating any copyright laws which impose (or threaten to impose) a debilitating burden on the Wikipedia editing process and its content.
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Re:Wikipedia shuts down Italian site because of Berlusconi's... by ErrantX on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @02:53AM (#3074540)
In actual fact; neither is the Italian government.
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