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I'm told that this was under discussion in the Italian community for months, and I trust that they are just as analytical and thorough as we are, so I don't think they got the law wrong, nor took the action lightly. However, they didn't let me know or the Foundation know or other communities know, so it wasn't possible to get them wider support and more "eyes on the problem" beforehand.
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I think it's safe to say that, in the main, the advice the Foundation is getting is mainly from the Italian Wikipedia community. I think it's safe to say that, no, the Foundation is not well-informed on the matter, and that they received no advance warning. I consider that to be sub-optimal, obviously, but second-guessing the community in the midst of a breaking news story would send a really false signal.
Jimbo and the WMF apparently believes anything Wikipedians tell them without checking the facts or investigating.
Meanwhile, some Wikipedians are trying to figure out what's the law is about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=454055761http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=454149652http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=454134810I'm unfamiliar with Italian law and the proposed law, so I won't comment on who's right or wrong, but I think it's safe to say that the Foundations is making a mistake by not doing some legal research before making statements and taking sides.
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