On 08/05/07, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
Currently, many projects are trying (and not rarely succeeding) to get their own identity, with their own plans and functions. By renaming them to "Wikipedia something", we would be telling them that that is not the way we want to go.
I understand the emotional reasons for projects to have their "own identity," rather than being directly associated with Wikipedia through their name. What are the rational ones?
If you don't understand that that is a rational reason, you don't understand volunteer motivation.
Would this be enough to upset a significant number of volunteers? Enough to damage the projects? It appears this danger is not being taken seriously.
- d.