I totally second James' invitation to avoid a certain tone, language and conspiracy theories. I will also add that the more those tone, language, and conspiracy theories are used in these threads, the *less* likely a good chunk of the community will participate in conversation.
If we really want to be open and inclusive, please remain civil, polite and constructive. Wikimedia-l is not a felt as a "safe space" and this is a huge problem: at least if we want meaningful, helpful, rich discussions. This is not to say we do not have to clearly state what we think (and feel): but please, let us avoid (metaphorical) pitchforks. Thanks. Aubrey On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 11:39 AM, James Alexander <jameso...@gmail.com> wrote: > I will admit that if I knew I would likely not be wiling to say without > talking to others first. However I will never lie and I can honestly say > that I do not. > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 2:27 AM, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi James Alexander, > > > > Thanks for writing here. As a WMF insider, do you know who recommended > > Arnnon to the trustees for a seat on the board? > > > > I can think of no reason why that should be a secret. > > > > Thanks, > > Fae > > > > On 10 January 2016 at 10:16, James Alexander <jameso...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Oh dear god everyone... [This is in general, not any specific person] > > > > > > I think everyone knows there are a lot of legitimate concerns to be > > > concerned about and certainly Arnnon's actions at Google are legitimate > > for > > > question however this whole "google is controlling the board/wmf" line > of > > > thought is turning into a huge and enormous conspiracy theory and what > > > seems to be a giant school of red herring > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring>. We haven't quite yet > > gotten to > > > "Frieda has 6 letters in her name and you know what else has 6 letters > in > > > it's name? GOOGLE!" but we're getting damn close. If anything the only > > > concern about google I've heard within the actual WMF is that the > > > "Knowledge Engine" was a plan to 'compete' against google for traffic > > (for > > > the record my personal opinion is that would be a waste of money on > > > something we could never succeed if true but ALSO that it isn't > actually > > > true at all at this point). > > > > > > There are a lot of people with legitimate and understandable concerns > (in > > > many ways I wish I could take part in the discussion but there is just > no > > > good way to do that) but please let's try to keep the lines of thought > as > > > sane as possible (which I know is the norm for all of you so I know > it's > > > possible). When people get worked up and there is a lack of information > > our > > > imagination can always get the best of us, I certainly understand that, > > but > > > it is rarely helpful. > > > > > > James > > > User:Jamesofur > > > User:Jalexander-WMF > > > > -- > > fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
