On Nov 5, 2006, at 4:45 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
But is it really a consensus view when only a small number of Wikipedians are actively involved, and the rest of us ignore the page completely?
That has been the problem all along. From the humble beginnings as a "Vanity" guideline, this new merged/evolved version does not have the support of the wider community as yet, and that is why is being discussed here: to attract the attention of other editors that can comment and bring it to the attention of others, so that it may gain such consensus.
I do not think that you will find a committed Wikipedian that will not want a COI guideline, but what goes into that guideline, in particular in non black-and-white situations, requires wider participation.
-- Jossi