Re: [Wikitech-l] Useless "developers"

Thanks for your comments... but I got the message, besides it wasn't "childish" in my opinion, it was meant to get a reaction for once, apparently this is what it takes :(. I took my chill pills, so we'll see when it all happens :) Serv 2006/1/8, Mark Williamson <node.ue(a)gmail.com>om>: >Servien, > >When new Wikipedias have been created in the past, it wasn't because >we called the developers names or resorted to other such childish >tactics. > >It is because we were patient, treated them with respect, asked kindly >and in a personal way, and didn't pout if they didn't give us what we >asked for _right away_. > >If I had acted like you are right now in advocating for their >creation, I'm betting we wouldn't have the Udmurt, Venet, Lombard, >etc. Wikipedias. > >So take my advice and take it down a notch. Take a chill pill. You're >not going to die if these Wikipedias aren't created immediately. You >have to be patient. The developers are your friends. > >They are on a busy schedule, and remember that it is a volunteer job >and they aren't paid except by donations (with one exception). The >developers have to worry about "real" jobs, school, family, and every >other concern of normal human beings because after all, they _are_ >normal human beings (a developer can correct me if I'm wrong there). > >So give them a break. If you do, the Wikipedias will be created >eventually. If you don't, it will never be created. > >Mark > >On 08/01/06, Servien Ilaino <servien(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>I'm sure they are usefull for developing software. But most people > >who've > >>requested a wiki are kind of getting tired of waiting all the time. > >First > >>they have to go through a long boring process which can take up to even > >half > >>a year before they are approved when it's approved they wait about > >another > >>half a year... by that time most people who initially wanted to work on > >the > >>project decided not to anymore. >> >>If someone would have told us the whole blikketyblek is frozen, we

>>have had some kind of understanding. ISO codes aren't enoug: these

>>have been approved this means there have been serious discussions. >> >>I really hope a new wiki will be created this year though. (if

>> >>Serv >> >> >> >> >>2006/1/8, Sam Korn <smoddy(a)gmail.com>om>: >> >>>On 1/7/06, Daniel Mayer <maveric149(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>>A much better policy needs to be created that takes this into > >account. > >>>Preferably a much better and *retroactive* policy. >>> >>>-- >>>Sam >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Wikitech-l mailing list >>>Wikitech-l(a)wikimedia.org >>>http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l >>>