On 10 aug. 2014, at 14:27, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
However, we've clarified in a number of venues
that use of the
MediaWiki: namespace to disable site features is unacceptable. If such
a conflict arises, we're prepared to revoke permissions if required.
This protection level provides an additional path to manage these
situations by preventing edits to the relevant pages (we're happy to
help apply any urgent edits) until a particular situation has calmed
down.
I agree that the current situation is basically something that grew historically that is
no longer sustainable. For a long time this was not really a problem and good faith made
it work regardless of how broken it was, but when it is used for manipulation, then action
is required.
This is not a new thing, but perhaps a clarification that was long over due (and one we
perhaps we shied away from too long). We need to collaborate to iterate and improve the
software for our movement. I'm the first to support the fact that we have not been
able to do that in the past for many reasons. We are now becoming more capable, but we
will also still be making a lot of mistakes from various roles, while building the actual
feedback loop required to perfect this process. BUT that is a separate issue and there are
different venues for that, which are not Common.js -like methodologies.
DJ ,
Volunteer developer