--- Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)bomis.com> wrote:
koyaanisqatsi(a)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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