[Foundation-l] Self-determination of language versions in questions of skin?

[Martin Maurer]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi,
> Please read what Tim wrote; he suggested for you to take time and not decide
> in a hurry to move away from vector.

Yes, I read what Tim wrote, but I beg to differ on that suggestion and
would like to explain why. The issue is urgent now (we have switched
to Vector and get massive complaints about it) and any fixes to Vector
will take their time. It is not just one or two small details that can
be fixed quickly. Rolling back the default skin would be a quick
solution that would *buy us the time needed* to fix the issues with
Vector. We're not talking about a long-term decision to keep Monobook
as default. Development on Vector will continue and once Vector is
sufficiently improved it is likely that a clear majority in the
community will prefer it to Monobook and the switch could then be made
driven by the community.

Tim's suggestion, on the other hand, would mean that we should urge
the community and our readers to be patient and wait another couple of
months (while using Vector as default) and then, after Vector has been
improved, we might perhaps poll the community about whether they still
want to switch back or not. The end result of this approach might be
the same (we have an improved Vector skin as default), but the process
is much more frustrating. The worst thing about it might be that the
community and our readers would feel as if a new skin was introduced
without asking and possibly against the will of a majority of those
who are affected. That would not look good on us.

Martin