I'm talking about more general policy, not ja.wp in particular. On 8/7/09, Birgitte SB <birgitte...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 >
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