On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 11:38 -0400, Nathan wrote:
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:30 AM, Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org wrote:
No. The community cannot act outwith with WMF mission and project guidelines.
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Mission_statement
- Adverts do not qualify as educational content
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Values
Brian, did you notice that it was proposed for the Serbian Wikinews, not English? The en.wikinews mission statement is relevant as a point of comparison, but isn't binding anywhere else (and is subject to revision even on the English project, following discussion). Milos asked for a discussion, and there is nothing wrong with that. It makes sense to discuss both practical and philosophical implications, but there's no need to try to shut the discussion down when others find it worth kicking around.
Yes I did. It still violates all the WMF principles and policies I've left above. If the Serbian mission statement allows it - the WMF will withdraw approval for that mission statement and demand it be revised.