Ban Wikipedia

Here's the newest from Sen. Ted Stevens, the man who described the Internet as a series of tubes: It's time for the federal government to ban access to Wikipedia, MySpace, and social networking sites from schools and libraries.
Early in January, Stevens introduced Senate bill 49, which among other things, would require that any school or library that gets federal Internet subsidies would have to block access to interactive Web sites, including social networking sites, and possibly blogs as well. It appears that the definition of those sites is so vague that it could include sites such as Wikipedia, according to commentators. It would certainly ban MySpace.
U.S. senator: It's time to ban Wikipedia in schools, libraries - ComputerWorld via digg

またお前かwwwww Ted Stevensの再登場については前にも書いたけど､こんな法案だったん??

There are so many things wrong with this bill, it's hard to count them all. But its greatest irony would be banning Wikipedia -- perhaps the most widely used reference resource in the world -- from libraries and schools. I have plenty of problems with Wikipedia, including how easily it can be manipulated, and the way that student rely on it far too heavily. But ban an educational resource merely because it's interactive? If true, it's bizarre beyond comprehension.
U.S. senator: It's time to ban Wikipedia in schools, libraries - ComputerWorld via digg

まぁWikipediaにもいろいろ問題はあろうけどさ、だからこそ学校の先生とか図書館で働く、あるいはそれを利用する専門家の目に触れるようにして質を上げていくことの方が重要なんじゃないの??

It's easy to characterize Stevens as little more than a buffoon. He's certainly a buffoon, but he's a dangerous one. A law like his passed the House of Representatives last year. We're coming up to a presidential election, which always unleashes a kind of madness among candidates, especially when it concerns anything to do with children. So don't count this law out.
U.S. senator: It's time to ban Wikipedia in schools, libraries - ComputerWorld via digg

"Perhaps its time to ban Ted Stevens from Capitol Hill..."
U.S. senator: It's time to ban Wikipedia in schools, libraries - digg