Re: [Wikimedia-l] Paid editing and the privacy policy

2016-07-01 Thread Pine W
Hi Nathan, Differing views about good uses of this list are fine. However, I have an optimistic view of the ideal uses and benefits of this list, which may include civil debates and a wide range of meta discussions. Having stated my views, and wishing to maintain a respectful tone, this is the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Paid editing and the privacy policy

2016-07-01 Thread Nathan
Paid editing is addressed in the WMF terms of service and is a problem that has confronted or will confront most of the prominent projects in the movement. An alert to an RfC regarding principles of broader import, and a small amount of linked discussion, seems to be a perfectly reasonable use of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Paid editing and the privacy policy

2016-07-01 Thread Pine W
Yes, it's a very quiet list. However, I'm an advocate of being mindful of scope. I've long advocated for wiki-specific discussions to happen on the wiki and/or mailing lists which are best suited to them rather than Wikimedia-l unless an issue is escalating to a meta-type discussion. This is one

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Paid editing and the privacy policy

2016-07-01 Thread James Heilman
I believe it is important for the community as a whole to have a transparent discussion around the issues of privacy and undisclosed paid promotional editing. The topic is not a single issue of enforcement but about what rules we wish to put in place and where we wish to draw the line between the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Paid editing and the privacy policy

2016-07-01 Thread Tomasz Ganicz
James, The proper body to ask this question is Ombudsmen Commission. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman_commission Cheers, 2016-07-01 8:47 GMT+02:00 James Heilman : > Hey All > > On the English Wikipedia we are having a RfC regarding what is allowed when > trying to

[Wikimedia-l] Paid editing and the privacy policy

2016-07-01 Thread James Heilman
Hey All On the English Wikipedia we are having a RfC regarding what is allowed when trying to address undisclosed paid promotional editing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Harassment#Can_other_site_accounts_ever_be_linked_to Specifically we are discussing if this statement is