[WikiEN-l] Don't remove a WP:OFFICE tag put there by Danny

[Jimmy Wales]

The Cunctator wrote:
> Forgot to add the connection between the above points and the "some
> articles having different policies" -- it's because appealing to the
> Foundation is not official policy, but is an unwritten and semi-secret
> method for getting changes to happen, only those who know about that
> avenue (or figure it out) get to use it -- creating the effective
> policy difference.

This is a very contentious and misleading explanation.  Appealing to the
foundation *is* official policy, when the issue is serious, and we have
long published the phone number of the foundation widely so that people
who have any issue can call and complain.  This is hardly "unwritten"
and absolutely not "semi-secret".

And more... appealing to the foundation as a way to get around the
editors or NPOV is going to be a failure, because WP:OFFICE does not
permit that.  WP:OFFICE allows Danny to temporarily deal with things
during a time period when we are reveiewing the seriousness and validity
of complaints.





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