[WikiEN-l] How to do something about AFD

[Alex G]

Where's this focus you speak of?

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Martijn Hoekstra <
martijnhoekstra at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am not entirely sure. You focus on a few articles, to maximise the
> effect of a small group can have on a project. It does sound a little
> pointy.
>
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 6:59 PM, George Herbert
> <george.herbert at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 4:56 PM, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  > On 10/03/2008, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  > > On 10/03/2008, George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  > >  >  On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > >  >  > Kurt and David, you have been reported to AN/I for disruption
> and
> >  > >  >  > canvassing!
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > > ...and promptly told that this was entirely proper by at least
> two
> >  > people
> >  > >  >  including me.
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > Indeed. If the reaction of AFD regulars to the prospect of the
> >  > >  community they work in the name of actually *showing up* is to
> >  > >  "report" people to ANI ...
> >  >
> >  > This list is not the community. AFD regulars seem to have no problem
> >  > with random members of the community dropping if for random AFD
> >  > debates. What they tend to object to is coordinated campaigns which
> >  > going by past experience is not an unreasonable worry.
> >  >
> >
> >  A point I made on-wiki...
> >
> >  If we were intervening on a specific AFD poll only, this would be
> canvassing
> >  and improper.
> >
> >  We're not doing that.  We're concerned about the process, and
> intervening in
> >  a general manner.
> >
> >  This is entirely proper operation of the community.  The analogy with
> >  canvassing is false.
> >
> >
> >
> >  --
> >  -george william herbert
> >  george.herbert at gmail.com
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