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You act like Wikipedia has no agency in this matter and is simply forced to block Qatar's IP address from editing. Wikipedia has choices, and it's choosing som
by danielweber 13y ago
You act like Wikipedia has no agency in this matter and is simply forced to block Qatar's IP address from editing.
Wikipedia has choices, and it's choosing something well within its rights to prevent abuse of its property, but they could choose to do something different.
- forgottenpass 13y agoI think you're getting distracted by property for no real reason. Given the type of website Wikipedia aims to be, it's hard for them to give Qataris the service they want to deliver.
- gpvos 13y agoI am curious. Which other criterion than IP address could they use to prevent anonymous users from Qatar from vandalizing? (I guess one method could be to force everyone from this IP address to create an account, but that goes against their openness/ease-of-editing-for-new-or-casual-users principle.)
- danielweber 13y agoI mostly object to the phrasing that Wikipedia is "forced" to block all of Qatar, as if Wikipedia is a mindless force of nature or not in control of its own actions.
- poolpool 13y agoFinally someone sticking up for wikipedia around here. Its disgusting the way She is treated.