There are always extreme situations that merit exceptional treatment. ja.WP, however, has a great deal more than 3 active users.
Birgitte SB --- 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, 7:45 PM > 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 > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l