Well, someone thinks we're still a nice project :-)
http://blog.valuewiki.com/2007/04/12/blogger-code-of-conductlearn-from-wikip...
- d.
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.
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
The Wikipedia concept that really needs to be adopted by others is "don't be a dick".
On 14/04/07, Ron Ritzman ritzman@gmail.com wrote:
The Wikipedia concept that really needs to be adopted by others is "don't be a dick".
The code of conduct seems overly concerned with prescribing which particular words bloggers should use (i.e. the exclusion of expletives). Content warnings don't work with films (they are too based in values which derive from religion), why would they work on the internet?
Perhaps they could learn something from one of our best rules: "Wikipedia is not censored for the sake of children".
On 14/04/07, Oldak Quill oldakquill@gmail.com wrote:
Perhaps they could learn something from one of our best rules: "Wikipedia is not censored for the sake of children".
But if the kids are going to read an article on [[Fuck]], then, dammit, they're going to read the best and most informative article on "fuck" that we can possibly write!
- d.
On 14/04/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
But if the kids are going to read an article on [[Fuck]], then, dammit, they're going to read the best and most informative article on "fuck" that we can possibly write!
Fuckin' A.