Wikipedia Debates Strike Over SOPA

An anonymous reader writes "Jimbo Wales has suggested that English Wikipedia restrict its services for a period to protest against the anti-piracy SOPA bill in the United States. This follows a similar action by the Italian Wikipedia last month." Reader fiannaFailMan points out another bit of Wikipedia news: they've taken the wraps off a prototype for a new visual editor. A sandbox is available to try out. The Wikimedia Foundation hopes easier, more intuitive editing will shore up waning contributor numbers.

Re:The editor was never a problem

[Arancaytar]

e2node was cited BACK in the wikipedia article! Uhhhh fail.

I think Randall Munroe wrote something about that. :P

Re:Someone call me a doctor!

[Baloroth]

Sure do: here [slashdot.org] (notice who actually posted it, vs. who signed it). grub's "oh dear" [slashdot.org] self-response was pretty priceless.

Re:Wiki who?

[TheNastyInThePasty]

I know. What would happen to our democracy if corporations spent time publicly protesting instead of handing out bribes? This is our democracy: where legislation is bought and paid for, just like our founding fathers intended. These companies shouldn't be out raising public awareness, in an attempt to inform the public about the issues. An informed public is no part of a working democracy. These companies should be in back rooms, where they belong, throwing as much money as it takes at congressmen to get what they want. Ah... Democracy.