On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 11:38 -0400, Nathan wrote: > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:30 AM, Brian McNeil > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > No. The community cannot act outwith with WMF mission and project > > guidelines. > > > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Mission_statement > > > > * Adverts do not qualify as educational content > > > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Values
> Brian, did you notice that it was proposed for the Serbian Wikinews, > not English? The en.wikinews mission statement is relevant as a point > of comparison, but isn't binding anywhere else (and is subject to > revision even on the English project, following discussion). Milos > asked for a discussion, and there is nothing wrong with that. It makes > sense to discuss both practical and philosophical implications, but > there's no need to try to shut the discussion down when others find it > worth kicking around. Yes I did. It still violates all the WMF principles and policies I've left above. If the Serbian mission statement allows it - the WMF will withdraw approval for that mission statement and demand it be revised. -- Brian McNeil <[email protected]> http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Brian_McNeil Content of this message in no way represents the opinions or official position of the Wikimedia Foundation or any of its projects.
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