[WikiEN-l] Introducing a new mailing list

[Jim Schuler]

On 12/4/06, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/4/06, Puppy <puppy at killerchihuahua.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > The Cunctator wrote:
> > > This should not be one the Wikmedia servers. Just start a googlegroup.
> > >
> > >
> > Why not?
>
>
>
> Because:
> * The list is restricted based on the discriminatory preference of gender
> * A goal of the list is to provide an outside forum for advocating change
> in
> Wikimedia/Wikipedia
> * Having Wikimedia resources be used to support the list implies
> endorsement
> of its standards and goals
> * Having Wikimedia resources be used to support the list means that
> Wikimedia can apply pressure on/control over the users of the list
>
> Or, in more classical Cunctator language, it's a bad idea. So do it on
> your
> own dime.


"do it on your own dime"? A bit dismissive.  In any case, was the original
point missed here?  Remember the comments about separate but equal?