[WikiEN-l] Jimbo and his strategy

[STEFAN CLAUDIU TIULEA]

--- Philip Welch <wikipedia at philwelch.net> wrote:

> > So basically what you're saying is because Jimbo
> Wales is busy running
> > things on the WMF board, then the userboxes should
> stay?
> >
> > That's a pretty weak argument.
> >
> > By your logic, if Jimbo can't write articles, why
> does he make us  
> > do them
> > and then get in trouble with the press when
> controversial issues  
> > arise? If
> > he can't do them himself, they should stay
> unwritten.
> 
> I think his argument, (and if it isn't, it's
> possibly a stronger  
> argument), is that it's not up to certain un-named
> admins to delete  
> userboxes on Jimbo's behalf, based only on their
> interpretation of  
> Jimbo's statements on the issue, because if Jimbo
> really wanted  
> userboxes to go he'd say so.
> 
> -- 
> Philip L. Welch
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch
> 
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That's the main argument. The other argument is that
Jimbo is using proxies to do his work, which would
otherwise make him a target of criticism. Not that he
isn't a target already, but it seems he wants to
redirect the criticism onto others.

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