- The current meta-wiki is dead.
No it is not. Look at the Recent Changes. If you are
missing something
there, start a new page, hope that enough people (able to
speak the
language you choose)are interrested in the topic, and see
what happens.
Maybe announce it on one of the mailing lists.
Yes, and doesn't it mean chaning the policy of meta-wiki? I am the one who advocates it. Meta-wikipedia can be better, of course.
Actually both of I and you are right and wrong. This is the exactly same discussion about some say usenet is dead, some say no usenet has still good stuff and can have.
Saying meta-wikipedia is dead, I don't want to mean dismissing the motivation of meta-wikipedia. I agree with the idea that we need the place.
To make my arguments clear, I advocate proposals below.
1. Let's make discussion about policy in its native language wikipedia. (What if there is no corresponding wikipedia? It would be a problem. I don't know about such a case)
If a discussion takes place in the meta but it is not in English, the problem is the same thing. Putting discussion together really doesn't mean reflecting their voices.
2. Quit sourceforge. Objections?
3. Publishing wiki sourcecode in wiki and make it editable just like wikipedia articles.
I don't know if this works but we can try. Probably the first step is publishing "language.php"s and probably sysop applies them.
Yes, there is a lot of crap. If something really annoys
you, start a
page [[Pages that should be deleted]] and explain it there
or ask on the
talk page for deletion.
The name meta.wikipedia sounds good to me. Where is the
problem?
Because if meta is the place for development and administration, the name like admin, develop should make more sense. Don't you think?
- Practically meta-wikipedia and maing lists segregate
the
majoriy of wikipedians from the decision-making.
So everything should be discussed in the English Wikipedia:-
namespace?
No, no no at all. Discussion about the policy should occur in the native language.
The majority of users just aren't interrested in the
software
developement and administration. Everybody who is can
subscribe to our
lists and/or go to meta.
Probably. If meta is the place only for those who are interested in development and administration, I would like to participate in meta.