Hi Eric,
thanks for your answers. For me they were really helpful, and I hope they can lead to some understanding-
Some of these ideas are explored here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image_filter_referendum/Next_steps/en#Potenti...
Is there a similar brainstorming page on dewiki already? If not, would you be interested in organizing some community discussion on whether there are solutions within the scope of the resolution that the dewiki community would find acceptable, or whether the prevailing view is that the resolution itself should be scrapped altogether?
Right now I am afraid, the resolution has become highly symbolic, and a page like this would mean a general acceptance of the resolution. I think you can find people who would work on such a page. But it will impose severe social costs to the editors if they are seen doing this - and what is more important, I have severe doubts if they would be legitimized to speak for the community.
Although I actually think, there are ways to reconcile the community and the Board. As far as I understand it, there are several criteria which are highly important to the community:
- No interference in the editorial process from outside. - Especially not on this way, which would mean no discussion or no possibility to react for the community. - The only judgement on contents should be, whether they are in their given context educational or not. Not if they are considered morally good or bad. - Especially when this judgement is done by people who seem to be far outside of the common value set shared by Germans.
regards dirk/southpark