On 13/08/07, Anthony wikitech@inbox.org wrote:
Considering that until a few weeks ago I (who follow the relevant mailing lists rather closely) didn't even know what exactly SUL was, I have to say that I don't think that is the case. A great many people right now still don't know what this whole SUL thing means. The documentation on it is inconsistent. Tons of misinformation is being spread.
Wasn't the Communications Committee supposed to ensure that users were advised of what would happen?
"Single user login" has been discussed and agonised about for a long period of time, on mailing lists, on Meta, and at Wikimania. It's been discussed in presentations at the previous two conferences, at least, for example.
If there is a lack of communication, then it's not the fault of the development team, it's the fault of the group which was tasked with communicating. If there is no such group, then the blame rests higher. That there are large numbers of long-term users who, at this time, still don't know the precise facts (not the rumours) about it, well, that screams "unacceptable" to me.
Rob Church