Gerard Meijssen wrote:
Anthere wrote:
Everything approved at some point on en, ultimately is applied on other projects...
This is exactly the reason why it is correct that things to do with en:wikipedia only should be discussed on the en:wikipedia mailing list.
This mailing list is to deal with all things wikipedia. When the en:wikipedia decides for all projects, it is hardly NPOV. I am sure that many feel ill at ease with the systemic bias that gives us everything what is decided in the en:wikipedia context. I believe that with the growth of the other projects it becomes less acceptable that the English language wikipedia decides how things will pan out. Yes, people could vote on en:wikipeda but do not, because it is not their project.
Absolutely. Each project has its own set of problems. Even when they are the same problems they may have been solved differently. If the participants at Wiktionary have been able to resolve a problem by a friendly consensus while the same problem could only be resolved in the opposite way at en:Wikipedia after an acrimonious debate and vote I would certainly resent an imposition of the Wikipedia solution on Wiktionary. When a problem arises on en:Wikipedia the participants in another project may not see it as a problem at the time; the need to discuss it may not be relevant to them for a year or more. When it does arise we would not want to be bound by a closed year-old vote.
Ec