Alright, but what about the case of a Wiki where there are perhaps 3 active users, and the administrator is imposing their will? It is the Foundation that gave the admins the power in the first place. I do believe that _most_ issues people want the Foundation to get involved in are best dealt with locally, but I feel there are some that should be dealt with at a higher level. Simply letting a megalomaniac run a Wiki as if it were their own personal fiefdom seems unacceptable to me.
Mark On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Birgitte SB<birgitte...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > --- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mark Williamson <node...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Mark Williamson <node...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia Policy Interlingual Coordinationn - >> WP:NOT >> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >> Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 12:38 PM >> This problem of one or two >> strong-willed admins enforcing their will >> over others is not an uncommon problem at smaller Wikis. In >> many >> cases, uncommon or strange orthographies, nonstandard >> dialects, or >> strange editing rules have been enforced; people who >> complain are >> often ignored and referred back to the Wiki by foundation >> people >> because it's a "local" matter. >> > > The problem of a user dissatisfied with the actions of local administrators > is not uncommon on any wiki. When people dissatisfied with local enforcement > of non-foundation issues complain here they are often properly informed that > it is a local matter and that the each wiki is self-governing. Frankly the > autonomy of the wikis is hardly a choice, if you honestly consider the > logistics of it. > > Birgitte SB > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
