--- Jimmy Wales jwales@bomis.com wrote:
koyaanisqatsi@nupedia.com wrote:
That they do feel that way is a problem, regardless
of whether we think it should be.
I agree.
1: we could ask for volunteer wikipedia diplomats:
polyglots who are
willing to inform various communities about policy
and software
discussions taking place that may affect them.
I think this is a sensible suggestion, although like you, I wonder if many people have "enough zeal" to do this regularly.
I like most of your other suggestions, too, although I wonder if we would keep them up after a period of good intentions.
It seems likely to me that the software will stabilize in major respects on the current codebase. Policy almost never changes in any major ways.
--Jimbo
Hello Jimbo,
Rather true for software issues. I hope the switch to phase III software will help settle things down, in particular if it allows to fit better to regional or cultural differences. May sound ridiculous, but really it is not. Also, if we, for example, can easily change options ourselves, or add a sysop ourselves...that can make a difference
Rather true for policy issues. Your major rules are already set up and unlikely to change. We are still trying to agree on ours anyway. Minor issues are very much cultural. So unlikely to be shared. Still...maybe consistency would be interesting.
Not true for general information issues. I remember an exchange on the main list about copyright issues. We are concerned somehow...we share images no ? I found once the page you discussed money issues (tee-shirt stuff and so on). I say once, because I have no idea where to find it again. Hey, no surprise some got nervous reading it :-) Still, some questions arose on the fr.wiki about why *you* were .org and we were .com (ain't that funny retrospectively ?) Just this week, doing the php translation, we wonder over how to understand, and how to translate
"booksources"=> "Book sources", "booksourcetext" => "Below is a list of links to other sites that sell new and used books, and may also have further information about books you are looking for. Wikipedia is not affiliated with any of these businesses, and this list should not be construed as an endorsement."
not affiliated with these businesses ? construed as an endorsement ? a�e a�e a�e
what is that supposed to imply ??? somehow, just listing them, isnot that a "sort of" affiliation ? Er, I think here, when a site such as Amazon has a link on your site, it is clear to most you have a deal together. Especially on a dot com.
Oh well...whatever...
Have a good evening anyway
Anth�re
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