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I support their point of view and agree with their protest, but one reason against this could be the potential politicizing and weaponisation of Wikipedia. Do y
by bArray 8y ago
I support their point of view and agree with their protest, but one reason against this could be the potential politicizing and weaponisation of Wikipedia. Do you want one of the largest collectives of human information to take sides (in any debate) and selectively remove its service?
I think I would prefer a banner or a landing page more as it doesn't introduce any barrier to the information they provide.
- tdb7893 8y agoI assume Wikipedia is protesting because it directly affects them. I don't see how it's problematic to advocate for themselves sometimes.
- krageon 8y agoBecause it is expected that they are as neutral as possible. People should advocate for encyclopedias, but they should not have opinions themselves. That impression can be argued to be wrong, of course.
- silvester23 8y agoWell, it is explicitly stated in the linked statement that > “Wikipedia’s articles are neutral, [but] its existence is not.” You might disagree with that position, but if you expect Wikipedia as a platform to be neutral, you have not been paying attention.
- duozerk 8y ago> Do you want one of the largest collectives of human information to take sides (in any debate) and selectively remove its service When that debate is about access to that information, definitely, yes.
- colechristensen 8y agoThe point is well taken that doing such things should be rare and done very carefully.
- TomMarius 8y agoYou feel this isn't one of the cases when it's necessary?