What's that thing . . . "the more things change . . ."?
Most of you are quite familiar, by now, with my opinion of Wikipedia.1 Their latest stunt does nothing to improve that, and everything to reinforce it. They're pissing and moaning about legislation they say is horrible without (typically) suggesting any alternatives. No, their main points are that they might have to do work to check their sources - unlike journalists and academics3 - and these bits of legislation might hurt the access to free information that is their invention and gift to the world4! Once again I learn from Wikipedia that everything I knew is wrong5.
Seriously, though, this is just more crappy slacktivism. If they're not going to suggest an alternative, they should shut the fuck up. Too many of their supporters oppose copyright enforcement, and as an aspiring writer I want my money just like any assembly line worker, data entry drudge, or street sweeper.
1That, or you're relatively new here.2
2Or that brick did more damage than anybody thought.
3That was sarcasm.
4So was that.
5And that. Okay, I'll stop now.
Seriously, though, this is just more crappy slacktivism. If they're not going to suggest an alternative, they should shut the fuck up. Too many of their supporters oppose copyright enforcement, and as an aspiring writer I want my money just like any assembly line worker, data entry drudge, or street sweeper.
1That, or you're relatively new here.2
2Or that brick did more damage than anybody thought.
3That was sarcasm.
4So was that.
5And that. Okay, I'll stop now.