Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law.
(Immanuel Kant)
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I am a guy in Germany, with a longstanding academic and professional interest in the Middle East. As I edit much in Middle East politics articles, I am used to an atmosphere highly charged with political emotions. I appreciate Wikipedia for being a great place to offer a transparent, non-censored, NPOV documentation of facts on all notable issues concerned. Editing Wikipedia is my personal hobby, I am neither paid by the Mossad nor by the CIA, I am not the local PKK resident nor the FSB's Wikipedia consultant either, and I do not in any form or shape, online or offline, organize any political activism on Wikipedia. I am a guy who believes that spreading knowledge of facts is a good instrument to make the world a better place, and most valuable there, where the world is darkest.
I do very much cherish the values of enlightenment and humanism, secularism and the open society. I am a very sincere and polite person, if you address me in a sincere and polite manner, we can have a sincere and polite conversation and cooperation as Wikipedia editing colleagues. However to insults, threats, slander and the like I am immune and you should spare yourself the effort. And if you think that it is a good idea for the United States of America to use Islamists as proxies to advance whatever political aims in the Middle East, please be aware that my personal opinion on the topic is the opposite of yours. Cheers.
Wikipedia is not censored. In another fine hour in April 2017 (see 2017 block of Wikipedia in Turkey article), the Wikipedia rejected demands by the Erdogan regime in Turkey to remove encyclopedic references to its support of jihadists in Syria,[1][2][3] yours truly being proud for his humble contribution to exposing Islamist despotism hostile to the open society by speaking this truth to the citizens of the world.
- ^ "Turkey Blocks Access to Wikipedia". The Atlantic. 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Turkey blocks Wikipedia under law designed to protect national security". The Guardian. 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey". Tech Crunch. 30 April 2017.
Updating in April 2018, here are some details: The four articles that led to Turkey’s Wikipedia ban.