2008/7/26 Jon scream@datascreamer.com:
Some have stated to me on the list (Majorly) and on IRC (Others) that I should not be using the mailing list to float ideas. May I have one of the list mods define the purpose and mission of this list please?
Per the listinfo, "This mailing list is for discussing issues relating particularly to the English language Wikipedia." It doesn't have any actual power, it's not part of a dispute resolution process, it's (ideally, IMO) for encyclopedists to talk about encyclopedic issues in a fruitful and interesting manner.
"To float ideas" is as good a restatement as any, I'd think.
(If your idea sinks, of course, spending 1000 messages splashing about trying to pull it back up may try the patience of other readers.)
- d.