[Foundation-l] Don't know how linked we still are with wikia...

[Michael Snow]

Delirium wrote:
> Tim Starling wrote:
>   
>> They might be different to Wikitravel in other ways, but they are
>> the same in terms of the lack of relevance of a content-related complaint
>> to foundation-l.
>>     
> The point I was making is that the fact that people thought a 
> content-related complaint about Wikia might be relevant to the 
> foundation is the fault primarily of Wikia and the Foundation, and 
> especially its entangled principals, not the fault of a newbie 
> complainer who was misled by the association.
>
> Given your conflict of interest in this matter, you are also not 
> particularly well positioned to comment.
>   
Even supposing Tim has a "conflict of interest", that's a 
misunderstanding of the limitations such a conflict should create. 
Interested parties are and should always be in a position to comment on 
subjects that are open for discussion. A conflict of interest might lead 
to a restriction on their ability to make decisions which affect that 
interest, but not on their ability to comment. For the same reason, 
people with a personal stake in Wikipedia articles usually shouldn't 
edit those articles, but should always be free to post on talk pages so 
long as they abide by our basic standards of behavior.

--Michael Snow