It means global to the English Wikipedia, someone should probably change
that. Different languages and projects are largely independent of each
other, and can have their own policies. The only requirement is that they
follow the founding principles (
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Founding_principles) and any other decisions
of the Wikimedia Foundation, though in practice projects tend to develop
along broadly similar lines anyway. Trying to press a en.wp policy
(especially one as broad and controversial as WP:NOT) on anyone else is
foolish and likely to be resisted.
Pete / the wub
2009/8/6 wp99 ----- <wp99system(a)gmail.com>
Hi, currently, I participate a process to translate
Wikipedia:What
Wikipedia is not and import that to JaWp. Since WP:NOT is a Global
Principle according to the right box of the page, I naturally insist
to import this document as it is without modifications, at least
without major modifications for basic key concepts such as
Wikipedia:Consensus.
In a final phase to fix the final translated version, a user appeared
and claimed that he cannot agree to apply WP:NOTDEMOCRACY and
WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY to JaWp, since it's not properly to reflect the
current JaWp manner, etc.(dunno what exactly he intends to mean, but
the bottom line is he doesn't agree to import these 2 sections of
WP:NOT).
Obviously, WP:NOTDEMOCRACY and WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY includes a
significant Wp Global Principe - Wikipedia:Consensus, so I explained
him that WP:NOT is not a mere policies but a Global Princile including
singificant Wp concpet. Basically, he won't listen claiming JaWp is
somewhat independent of EnWp, and this discussion is still open in
JaWp.
Another user suggested me to ask an official statement from Wikimedia
Foundation, and I also think it would be better to clear how
internlingual cordination of Wikipedia Policy works.
So, is there anyone here who knows well about this topic, and could
you advise where to start to make this clear. Thank you.
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