On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
That sounds reasonable. Most things discussed on this list are not specially relevant to the Foundation.
OK. Any strong objections to changing the list name and scope (the latter being the description at https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l ) to be all-encompassing for Wikimedia-wide issues?
The rename would likely occur by unsubscribing current members from this list and re-subscribing them to the new one, to avoid breaking links or accidentally corrupting archives -- meaning that list archives pre-move would be accessible via a different URL, which could be prominently advertised in the list description.
I do think many discussions can be moved from internal-l to this list; and on occasion people have suggested that foundation-l is a less suitable place for an otherwise public discussion simply because the name seems exclusive to the WMF.
Agreed -- creating a forum that feels welcoming to everyone, regardless of their specific affiliations, is one of my strongest motivations here.
Erik