[Foundation-l] [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2008 will happen in Alexandria, Egypt

[Michael Bimmler]

On 10/14/07, Michael Bimmler <mbimmler at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/14/07, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Suggesting that people be moderated for proferring criticism is never
> > a good thing.
> >
>
> However, suggesting that people, who wander completely off-topic and
> abuse this mailing list as a free debate club with a large audience,
> are moderated is probably valid.

Oh, and, let me clarify: I think that discussions about ideal criteria
for Wikimania selections and about the composition of the jury are
certainly okay and they can be as critical as they want to be (as long
as there are constructive ideas and not just rants...).

The off-topic refers to debates on free choice of sexual preferences
and religion.

Michael


> I am not saying that I will moderate everyone who is off-topic on
> foundation-l (I witnessed the #wikipedia off-topic drama and I don't
> think we need to repeat this here) but moderating people who
> constantly talk about things that are completely irrelevant to this
> mailing list is an alternative that should not be dismissed so easily.
>
> Michael
>
>
> > -Dan
> > On Oct 13, 2007, at 7:21 PM, Aphaia wrote:
> >
> > > Holding Wikimania in a given is never and should not a verdict which
> > > country is politically correct. This thread is totally irrelevant to
> > > the Wikimedia Foundation. I admit you're discussing something
> > > meaningful in a certain regime, but it is not relevant to this
> > > mailinglist and methinks the participants of this discussion should be
> > > moderated, if they continue it here.
> > >
> > > On 10/14/07, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
> > >> On 10/13/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> > >>> Ben Yates wrote:
> > >>>> Look -- our own governments didn't treat GLBTs so well til recently
> > >>>> (see: forcing Allen Turing to take estrogen; turning a blind eye to
> > >>>> gay bashings; etc.).  This is an open wound -- it's not shrill or
> > >>>> "politically correct" to have serious issues with shrugging your
> > >>>> shoulders about a foreign system that your predecessors at home
> > >>>> fought
> > >>>> desperately against.
> > >>> And some people in US government would like a constitutional
> > >>> amendment
> > >>> to insure that a marriage is between one man and one woman.
> > >>>
> > >> Which brings up a good point.  How does Egypt treat polygamists?
> > >> Better or worse than Georgia?
> > >>
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