Robin Shannon wrote:
i remember you saying on several occasions that you wanted to keep your stuff (bormis, wikia, wikicites, <anything else i might not know about>) and wikimedia seperate.
Yes, this is legally and ethically necessary.
I also remember you saying that you did not think that it would be appropriate for other wikis started elsewhere to merge with, or become part of the wikimedia family.
No, I did not say that. It will depend on the circumstances, the nature of the project, the judgment of the community, and the judgment of myself and the other board members.
I have a strong ethical obligation to the Wikimedia Foundation, and nothing I do will compromise that, this was my point. I don't want wikicities to compete with or fork anything that's more suitable for the foundation. And I would like to make wikicities available to help resolve problems within the foundation (for example, providing a home for communities like tokipona, which although perfectly fine in and of themselves, have been judged to be inconsistent with our overall language policy).
--Jimbo