On 13/08/07, Anthony <wikitech(a)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