On 4/14/07, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 4/13/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
Well, someone thinks we're still a nice project :-)
http://blog.valuewiki.com/2007/04/12/blogger-code-of-conductlearn-from-wikip...
I thought we had killed off Esperanza? WikiHalos probably needs to go the same way.
Oh, Esperanza is dead? I just had a look at the MfD - thank God. Somehow the community realised what I realised over a year ago - we don't need formalised structures to build or support our culture.
This WikiHalo thing looks like a formalised structure that, IMO, won't really help the culture we already have concerning awards. Right now the point of an award is for Wikipedians to recognise each other's contributions on an individual basis; a collective award based on some formal process does not seem to strengthen the principles behind the project.
Like EA, it's an idea with its heart in the right place, but that's about it - WikiHalos is simply out of place in WP. We don't need a formal election to grant someone an award. If you want to give an award to someone, just give it - if everyone else feels the person has done a great job, they can just sign on. Why should we have a process for this?
Johnleemk