[Foundation-l] Bunners at the bottom of every page

[Andrew Whitworth]

On Jan 4, 2008 1:45 PM, Brion Vibber <brion at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Dan Rosenthal wrote:
> > I don't think the interface was intended to be messed with in this way
> > by the individual projects. Something needs to be done.
>
> A formal request would be polite before escalating to something like a
> desysop.

It is possible that they don't know it's a bad thing. I still posit
that if we want all the projects to follow certain rules (showing the
ad banner by default, showing the WMF icons at the bottom) that we
should put those basic rules into writing somewhere. We can talk about
"common sense" until we are blue in the face, but that doesnt mean
that any of it is actually "common", or that the russian sense of
aesthetics and utility is the same as our own.

On a similar note, a second sysop, like a second CU, should be a
necessity in all projects. If you  don't have the community to support
at least two sysops, then you probably shouldnt have any. Reduces the
risk of unchecked god-kings running around and turning the projects
into their own personal playgrounds.

--Andrew Whitworth