Reply #6: Wikipedia has refused to edit it

[muriel_volestrangler]

on the grounds of freedom of expression.

There's a discussion of the case on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Major_UK_ISPs_reduced_to_using_2_IP_addresses

Some have said that only a subset of UK users are now prevented from (anonymous) editing, since teechnical details have been changed, but there's a lot on that page to look through, so I'm not sure that is correct.

In fact, I've had problems trying to edit Wikipedia before, even when logged in, and so have no given up trying to do so. They block ranges of IP addresses, even if you're logged in, and you have to apply to get them to limit the block, or to let your particular ID back in when logged in, if they can see you have no problems on your record. I did that once, and when I was blocked out again a few months later (my ISP uses dynamic IP addresses, and I may shared them with hundreds of thousands of others), and I can't be bothered to go begging them to let me back in every time I want to correct a minor error they've got. Wikipedia needs to change its model if it wants contributions from the average person. This latest episode is just another symptom of their inadequate setup.