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

[Birgitte SB]

There are always extreme situations that merit exceptional treatment.  ja.WP, however, has a great deal more than 3 active users.

Birgitte SB

--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia Policy Interlingual Coordinationn - WP:NOT
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
> Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 7:45 PM
> Alright, but what about the case of a
> Wiki where there are perhaps 3
> active users, and the administrator is imposing their will?
> It is the
> Foundation that gave the admins the power in the first
> place. I do
> believe that _most_ issues people want the Foundation to
> get involved
> in are best dealt with locally, but I feel there are some
> that should
> be dealt with at a higher level. Simply letting a
> megalomaniac run a
> Wiki as if it were their own personal fiefdom seems
> unacceptable to
> me.
> 
> Mark
> 
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Birgitte SB<birgitte_sb at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Wikipedia Policy
> Interlingual Coordinationn - WP:NOT
> >> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
> >> Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 12:38 PM
> >> This problem of one or two
> >> strong-willed admins enforcing their will
> >> over others is not an uncommon problem at smaller
> Wikis. In
> >> many
> >> cases, uncommon or strange orthographies,
> nonstandard
> >> dialects, or
> >> strange editing rules have been enforced; people
> who
> >> complain are
> >> often ignored and referred back to the Wiki by
> foundation
> >> people
> >> because it's a "local" matter.
> >>
> >
> > The problem of a user dissatisfied with the actions of
> local administrators is not uncommon on any wiki.  When
> people dissatisfied with local enforcement of non-foundation
> issues complain here they are often properly informed that
> it is a local matter and that the each wiki is
> self-governing.  Frankly the autonomy of the wikis is
> hardly a choice, if you honestly consider the logistics of
> it.
> >
> > Birgitte SB
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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