Agreed. I think it's time to get a steward to make some changes - based on discussions on this list, I think they're on solid ground.
Well said, Delphine. Endorsed.
Philippe
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Delphine Ménard" notafishz@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 7:46 AM To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Bunners at the bottom of every page
On Jan 6, 2008 1:45 PM, Aphaia aphaia@gmail.com wrote:
On Jan 6, 2008 8:57 PM, Max Semenik maxsem.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
http://ru.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?diff=25853
Translation: "Last week there was a sharp increase in activities of anon idiots, foreigners (without the knowledge of Russian or with a bad grasp of it), and users AlexSmotrov (signs as AlexSm) and Putnik. I hope it's just a coincidence, otherwise I'll need to track down possible connections between these users and some others. --Ramir 10:47, 5 January 2008 (UTC)"
This is WAY off the limits of civil behaviour we are accustomed to expect from any constructive user, especially from a sysop.
As well as the point mentioned by MaxSem, I would like also to argue the matter if a WMF-owned wiki should carry wmf logo and a link to its official website where people can find its contact point by email, fax and phone is not a language issue as the user Ramir suggested, and raising the issue around language barrier in that manner is highly to be discouraged on our project.
I am sorry to be so blunt, but this is the 35th message on this thread, and apart from Elisabeth unfortunately aborted attempts, there has been nothing done on the matter.
Regardless of civility, wikilove and all other things, and keeping in mind that I am ok with the fact that people may want to "customize" their projects' css, I don't see why we're even discussing this particular "customization".
Wikibooks is a Wikimedia project, powered by Mediawiki and there's nothing else to it. These mentions have to come back, there's no discussion to be had.
Had I the powers to make myself an admin on that wiki, I would simply restore this and be done with it, thing is, I can't. If Ramir wants a policy, well, let's make this a precedent and hence a policy. The fact that Wikimedia hosted projects are Wikimedia hosted projects and powered by Mediawiki is a fact, not something up for vote or consensus, one man's or many people's appreciation. Please, make me an admin on that wiki and I'll do the stuff.
Geez.
Best,
Delphine
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