Oppose. Those who don't know what's "wiki" shall wikipedia it :) --Base
09.03.2014 10:50, Amir E. Aharoni написав(ла):
Hallo,
A big red notice at the top of
strategy.wikimedia.org says: "This wiki has
been closed per community discussion."
I understand what it means: that that wiki site finished serving its
purpose and became read-only. That is fine. However, some pages on it are
still useful for reference, for example the famous
https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Editor_Trends_Study .
A lot of people who will see that big red message may misunderstand it.
Even though it's not Wikipedia, some people may think that "wiki" refers
to
Wikipedia and think that the community decided to close Wikipedia. A
surprising number of people that I met think that the word "wiki" doesn't
mean "a site that anybody can edit", but "a Wikipedia *article*", so
they
may see the Editor Trends study and think that the community decided that
it's not relevant any longer. There can be me many more misunderstandings
of this kind.
Can anybody please change that notice?
* It shouldn't be so big and red. In fact, it can be enough to say that the
wiki is read-only when somebody will try to edit it.
* It shouldn't say "wiki", but "site". Of course, all people in
the world
should learn what a "wiki" is, but they haven't yet.
* It shouldn't say "closed", but "read-only" or
"archived".
Thanks to whoever can perform it.
--
Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי
http://aharoni.wordpress.com
“We're living in pieces,
I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore
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