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

[Dan Rosenthal]

On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Chad wrote:

> Then ask him/her about it off list. This has nothing to do with  
> foundation-l.
>
> -Chad
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:54 AM,  
> mizusumashi<mizusumashi at coda.ocn.ne.jp> wrote:
>> Hello, Huib.
>>
>> O.K.  I promise to stop this if Jade would declare her/his edit  
>> history
>> or other activity - I think it's very very easy -.
>>
>> Huib! wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Could you discuss this outside the list? I don't see why it would be
>>> important for this list.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Huib
>>
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>>   [[w:ja:User:mizusumashi]]
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This particular fight doesn't, no. But it does tangentially touch on  
the broader issue of cross-wiki policies, and instances where certain  
wikis "go rogue" (for instance, those that have instituted privacy  
policy violating user tracking systems, or where only one or two  
sysops exist and exercise de facto control over the entire list).

I have to say, this is far from the first time I've heard stories of  
ja.wp administrators taking their private grievances out on  
contributors.  Now we have them demanding that mailing users "declare  
their edit history or other activity?" What's next? "Let me see your  
identification papers?" The broader issue of "what standards should  
apply cross-project and cross-community" and "who should be  
responsible for ensuring/enforcing that certain projects do not adopt  
policies that violate the Foundation's mission or standards" is worthy  
of question on this list. I would assume that the answer to the latter  
question is "the stewards", but the latter question can't be solved  
until the former question of cross-project standards is resolved; and  
I don't think that it has been.

If I'm wrong of course, and we've had this discussion before, I would  
love to be pointed to it.

-Dan