+1. I think when these things have come up they have stimulated a good variety of views and served to explore ways of making good decisions. The fact that the last is open subscription supports that dynamic too.
Pete
User:Peteforsyth
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Sarah <slimvirgin@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Carol Moore DC <carolmooredc@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> This posting led to an ANI which was quickly closed; too tired to figure
>> out why right now.
>>
>> I thought I'd seen AfDs there a number of times over last couple years.
>> Don't know easy way to search through archives.
>>
>> If they are NOT appropriate, and anything else not appropriate, good idea
>> to put it in the message footer of each message.
>>
>> CM in DC
>
>
> I'm confused too about when posting to this list might constitute a
> violation of [[WP:CANVAS]], or if it does whether we ought to pay attention
> to it. Is posting to this public list an example of what the guideline calls
> "stealth canvassing": "Contacting users off-wiki ..."?
>
> There have been several occasions where issues directly relevant to the
> treatment of women on Wikipedia have arisen, and I've been hesitant to
> mention them because they involved an RfC, AfD or similar.
>
> I can understand the concern, but on the other hand it's leading to people
> who might be interested in an issue not being told about it.
>
> What do others think? Where should we draw the line?
>
> Sarah
Seems to me that this list is a very appropriate place to discuss
these matters; obviously we don't have a hive mind which agrees on all
topics under discussion!
--
Michael J. "Orange Mike" Lowrey
"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food
and clothes."
-- Desiderius Erasmus
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