Well, I guess just having a vote cascade on the
mailing list isn't going
to work. Hrmph. Anyone know who specifically is "in charge" of deciding
what Wikimedia configuration to use? Or is the problem perhaps that
there _isn't_ anyone specifically in charge? :)
Yes, of course that is the problem. There are several developers who
could enable the feature, but all of them are now in fear that something
will go Horribly Wrong™, so each individual one of them doesn't want to
be held responsible in the end, so they don't do it and hope that
someone else will do it and take the blame instead.
Which is kind of weird, because Brion and Tim have done much more
"dangerous" things in the past, and every once in a while it does bring
the servers down, but they always fix it swiftly and it's never a big deal.
This wouldn't be any different, had it not been for the initial
FUD-laden discussion, which now leaves the developers fearful of social
repercussions.
Timwi