On 28/09/06, Robert Scott Horning <robert_horning(a)netzero.net> wrote:
This, to me, is an ex-post facto redefinition of the
scope and mission
of the Wikimedia Foundation, or something akin to backronyms. This is
only outside of the scope of the WMF because those involved with the day
to day affairs of the WMF just don't want to be bothered with this. It
isn't part of some more noble and legalistic attitude that seems to be
presented here.
Uh, not really. It was put on a separate wiki to get it the heck out
of Wikipedia.
I am suggesting that I and some others have a contrary
viewpoint here,
and it shouldn't be assumed that this is an unanimous decision to shut
down this project in this manner. I admit that sometimes decisions like
this need to be made, but please be honest about why they are being made
rather than trying to sugar coat them to be for reasons that really
don't exist.
No, no. You don't understand. The Foundation is relentlessly
Americocentric and dedicated to the pursuit of en:wp running roughshod
over all other languages!
- d.