[WikiEN-l] Dispute resolution mailing list

[stevertigo]

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Emily Monroe <bluecaliocean at me.com> wrote:

> Just to add my voice in the conversation...
>

We usually employ the idiom "two cents," but you are right - "voice [to] the
conversation" is formal and probably translates quite well. "Adding my two
rupees.." probably doesn't mean anything.

I also don't think it's a good idea to have a mailing list to have
> dispute resolution to happen.
>


> *About* resolution is another
> matter--I have no opinion about that.
>

Think of it like a patch of sky (mailing list) where the eagles (helpers)
could see things better (overview): They would still have to fly down to
Earth (wiki) to do their hunting (dispute resolution).

We can also discuss dispute resolution issues in general, though there are
probably a few yokels who think dispute resolution is perfect and thus
doesn't need improvement, and thus think discussion about its improvement is
unnecessary.

If you are already a bit familiar with our DR process(es), you might
understand there are general issues that need to be dealt with.

Too much can happen.


Ah. But could you please clarify what specifically you mean by the terms
"too much" and "can happen"?


> People will be unable or unwilling to join, etc.


Well I agree there is a little technical issue here, and this is a criticism
Ive had of IRC for a long time; that it exposes people's IPs and therefore
they might not want to participate. Not everyone wants to show their emails.
But we can set up a way to submit emails to the list through the wiki. A
"dres-l" user account has just been set up on the wiki. I can set it up to
forward any messages to the "dres-l" list, I think. IIRC the form masks the
email address, but shows the username.


> I also find it kind of ironic that a discussion about dispute
> resolution will cause a dispute.
>

The word is "iconic." Not "ironic." "Ironic" would be if George Takei came
back from the dead to edit his article, and we banned him for lack of
reliable sources.

-Stevertigo