I am looking for a productive mailing list that discusses matters of
importance to the Wikimedia community. That the people on such a list can
have these discussions politely, respectfully, and with concern for others
in that the words that say, and attitudes taken. I want to see
announcements, I want to see a higher quality of conversation on what
should be a flaglist in the mailing list space of Wikimedia.
We don't have it. One gets to the point of utter frustration with this
list, and it is time that the backstabbers, frontstabbers, bitchfighters,
venal, conceited, etc. need a place to kill each other with as much venom
as possible, but not under the more impressive and specific name of
wikimedia-l. So please rename this list, and take all its people to
something befitting the behaviour seen. Then please produce a clean list
for those who don't have to have the antics of these unbearable,
egotistical, and apparently intolerant and chauvinistic people, and please
don't let them join that list. They can have their shithole and revel in
it. They know who they are and they would feel ashamed if they had a
modicum of interest outside of themselves.
If that is not possible, then those of who us who want a higher quality
discussion will unsubscribe, and be unrepresented and unheard. Another win
for the trolls, and a sad reflection on the direction.
Regards, Billinghurst