[Foundation-l] Wikipedia Policy Interlingual Coordinationn - WP:NOT

[Mark Williamson]

I'm talking about more general policy, not ja.wp in particular.

On 8/7/09, Birgitte SB <birgitte_sb at yahoo.com> wrote:
> There are always extreme situations that merit exceptional treatment.
> ja.WP, however, has a great deal more than 3 active users.
>
> Birgitte SB
>
> --- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia Policy Interlingual Coordinationn -
>> WP:NOT
>> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>> Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 7:45 PM
>> Alright, but what about the case of a
>> Wiki where there are perhaps 3
>> active users, and the administrator is imposing their will?
>> It is the
>> Foundation that gave the admins the power in the first
>> place. I do
>> believe that _most_ issues people want the Foundation to
>> get involved
>> in are best dealt with locally, but I feel there are some
>> that should
>> be dealt with at a higher level. Simply letting a
>> megalomaniac run a
>> Wiki as if it were their own personal fiefdom seems
>> unacceptable to
>> me.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Birgitte SB<birgitte_sb at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > --- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> From: Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia Policy
>> Interlingual Coordinationn - WP:NOT
>> >> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
>> >> <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>> >> Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 12:38 PM
>> >> This problem of one or two
>> >> strong-willed admins enforcing their will
>> >> over others is not an uncommon problem at smaller
>> Wikis. In
>> >> many
>> >> cases, uncommon or strange orthographies,
>> nonstandard
>> >> dialects, or
>> >> strange editing rules have been enforced; people
>> who
>> >> complain are
>> >> often ignored and referred back to the Wiki by
>> foundation
>> >> people
>> >> because it's a "local" matter.
>> >>
>> >
>> > The problem of a user dissatisfied with the actions of
>> local administrators is not uncommon on any wiki.  When
>> people dissatisfied with local enforcement of non-foundation
>> issues complain here they are often properly informed that
>> it is a local matter and that the each wiki is
>> self-governing.  Frankly the autonomy of the wikis is
>> hardly a choice, if you honestly consider the logistics of
>> it.
>> >
>> > Birgitte SB
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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