My goodness, this email is the very definition of "spin", isn't it?
Philippe ----- Original Message ----- From: DejanCabrilo To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] #wikipedia
Ok, gathered from what several of you said, is it fair that I draw the following conclusions:
1) Seanw is a group contact of Wikimedia, appointed by Wikimedia, on FreeNode.
2) Wikimedia granted him absolute right to do what he pleases with the channels.
3) Community has the input, unless we propose that off topic discussion should be allowed and that old ops are brought back.
4) Many of you don't think that coming into the channel and saying: tone it down a bit, would be beneficial. It had to be done in a way which separates the community.
5) You all think that enacting the policy without ANY (justified or not) community input was a good way to go.
I am asking all of this because I don't like separating #wikipedia and #wikipedia-social one bit, and we have determined years ago that #wikipedia serves best as both #wikipedia and #wikipedia-en channel (we'd get tired of directing people to #wikipedia-en). This was because en.wikipedia is a flagship project, and because the most commonly used language on #wikipedia is English.
If there is nothing we can do, then somebody please tell me: "Shut up, we already decided how we want that channel, trying to discuss it will get you nowhere."
Thank you, Dejan Ă„Oabrilo
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