[Foundation-l] Creation of a Wikinews Embargoed Wiki

[Paul Williams]

On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hoi,
> It is at the wrong place. Proposals like this are presented at Meta. There
> is a procedure for new projects in which the language committee also
> features. Personally I think it is not something that the LC has much of
> an
> opinion on as it is a wiki intended as ancillary to an existing project.
> This is also yet again a project that makes better sense when we have
> Single
> User Logon in place ....
> Thanks,
>    GerardM
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_new_projects
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Paul Williams <paul at skenmy.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > After a poll lasting two weeks there is currently an 87% majority
> > consensus
> > on the creation of an Embargoed wiki. I am presenting the proposal to
> the
> > Foundation at this point to request the creation of said wiki.
> >
> > Our proposal is at [1]. If any further information is required, or this
> > post
> > is in totally the wrong place, please reply!
> >
> > ~ Paul Williams
> > ~ [[n:User:Skenmy]]
> >
> > [1] http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Proposal_for_Embargoed_wiki
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I didn't think it appropriate for [1] as it isn't really a new project. It's
an extension of an existing project, as you say. Doesn't it require a vote -
of which we have already gained the consensus of those who are going to use
it on Wikinews at [2].

~ Paul Williams
~ [n:User:Skenmy]]

[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_new_projects
[2] http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Proposal_for_Embargoed_wiki