[Foundation-l] Wikipedia Policy Interlingual Coordinationn - WP:NOT

[Peter Coombe]

It means global to the English Wikipedia, someone should probably change
that. Different languages and projects are largely independent of each
other, and can have their own policies. The only requirement is that they
follow the founding principles (
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Founding_principles) and any other decisions
of the Wikimedia Foundation, though in practice projects tend to develop
along broadly similar lines anyway. Trying to press a en.wp policy
(especially one as broad and controversial as WP:NOT) on anyone else is
foolish and likely to be resisted.

Pete / the wub


2009/8/6 wp99 ----- <wp99system at gmail.com>

> Hi, currently, I participate a process to translate Wikipedia:What
> Wikipedia is not and import that to JaWp. Since WP:NOT is a Global
> Principle according to the right box of the page, I naturally insist
> to import this document as it is without modifications, at least
> without major modifications for basic key concepts such as
> Wikipedia:Consensus.
>
> In a final phase to fix the final translated version, a user appeared
> and claimed that he cannot agree to apply WP:NOTDEMOCRACY and
> WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY to JaWp, since it's not properly to reflect the
> current JaWp manner, etc.(dunno what exactly he intends to mean, but
> the bottom line is he doesn't agree to import these 2 sections of
> WP:NOT).
>
> Obviously, WP:NOTDEMOCRACY and WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY includes a
> significant Wp Global Principe - Wikipedia:Consensus, so I explained
> him that WP:NOT is not a mere policies but a Global Princile including
> singificant Wp concpet. Basically, he won't listen claiming JaWp is
> somewhat independent of EnWp, and this discussion is still open in
> JaWp.
>
> Another user suggested me to ask an official statement from Wikimedia
> Foundation, and I also think it would be better to clear how
> internlingual cordination of Wikipedia Policy works.
>
> So, is there anyone here who knows well about this topic, and could
> you advise where to start to make this clear. Thank you.
>
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