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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)

• 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)