Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-10-03/News and notes

OMG, that's terrible about the Italian law - Can anybody design like a widget or something that is the equivalent of a black armband with the Wikipedia Italy logo on it that we can use to show solidarity? KConWiki (talk) 04:06, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Actually, it.wikipedia is closed, starting from 08.00 PM of October, 4th. It is not clear when the Italian wikipedia will restart its activities, nor it is clear if it will be able to re-open. In the meantime, Italian politicians discuss in Parliament their censorship rule to be imposed to Italian people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Truman Burbank (talk • contribs) 11:16, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I think it's back up now. I read the statement on the Italian wiki. There is a notice on the top of every page, however. Since I can't read italian... WikiCopter 00:56, 9 October 2011 (UTC)


 * It does seem that the discussed change (i.e. putting the "manifesto", as it's been called, up for every page), actually has been implemented. It does not seem possible to access articles on the Italian Wikipedia. Calvin 1998 (t·c) 05:11, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, this is due to the accidental late publishing of this week's Signpost. I added a short blurb at the bottom of the story to explain the discrepancy. It's a bit out of tradition, but we'd look even more foolish then we already do if we didn't mention this had occurred. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:23, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, I just rewrote most of the article. Hope this isn't too big of a deal for everyone. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:38, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The front page still says "Italian Wikipedia threatens site shutdown [...]". I'd edit it, but it's (semi-)protected. 82.83.155.231 (talk) 11:02, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Interested readers will notice that the proposed law did not come about in a vacuum. The Burlesconi government has a history of passing laws that that benefit Silvio Berlusconi and his close colleagues, in particular laws that have meant criminal cases against Berlusconi have collapsed. The DDL intercettazioni originated in the wake of a number of leaked wiretaps of the regime, and  negative press comment in that part of the print media not controlled by Berlusconi, notably La Repubblica. Rich Farmbrough, 11:55, 7 October 2011 (UTC).


 * I would like to point out that this Vituzzu "user" which speaks out as a "spokesman for the italian wikipedia" is the one that has disclosed a private mail I sent him where I was commenting the Catholic sex abuse cases. This very same user has threatened me of legal action on this page written in sicilian after removing my sicilian admin priviliges. If someone is to be chosen for criticising the Italian Government that allegedly could be "responsible for likely sinking the very pillars on which Wikipedia has been built – neutrality, freedom, and verifiability of its contents – by paragraph 29 of an Italian Law also known as "DDL intercettazioni""... well IMHO I don't think he's the right person. Maurice Carbonaro (talk) 10:14, 15 October 2011 (UTC)