I think a quote from Jimbo would be inappropriate. If there are angry
reactions, there is no reason for Jimbo to be the target of their
anger. It was not he who raised the issue initially. Afterall, the
foundation should be able to function with or without Jimbo (he does a
priceless, invaluable job and is very good at it, but the foundation
is a seperate entity). I don't think every decision relating to, or
by, the Foundation should be supplied with a quote by Jimbo. Let it
stand on its own two feet.
On 13/07/06, Sean Whitton <sean(a)silentflame.com> wrote:
That sounds sensible, how about something along the
lines of (after
translation by a kind soul):
Discussion on the [[foundation-l]] mailing list about the Urdu
Wikipedia's sitenotice has come to the conclusion that according to
policy the sitenotice should not be used <perhaps a quote from Jimbo
here>. We'd like to hear the opinions of the users of this wiki before
we take any action over this issue.
Sound okay?
On 13/07/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I think we should tell the community before it is
removed; present
them with the Foundation's position and allow members of the community
who are for the message to respond before anything is done. We don't
want to seem like distant bureaucrats unfamiliar with custom and
lacking diplomacy.
On 13/07/06, Sean Whitton <sean(a)silentflame.com> wrote:
So, we are in agreement that it should be
removed? If I'm right here,
would a steward care to do it?
On 13/07/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia.com> wrote:
Elisabeth Bauer wrote:
> Quran quotes (or any other, btw) in the sitenotice are an abuse of the
> tool and should be removed immediately.
The "or any other" bit is extremely important. This is not about
religion, it is just that the sitenotice is to be used for announcements
of upcoming events, news, fundraisers, things of that nature, not for
quotes.
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