Hi,
Sorry, sent too fast. ;o)
I think I need to explain the whole history of the issue.
1. On 22 February 2014, Alan started the Request for comment (RfC) on whether we should host URAA-affected files, and restored previously deleted ones (around 4,300 of them). [1]
2. On 28 February 2014, TeleComNasSprVen proposed a moratorium on deletion of images under URAA.
3. On 18 March 2014, the initial proposal has received a huge support, with some people opposing it, including some active admins. On that date, I made a proposal for a compromise: only allowing a subset of affected files. This has received only a few comments, and no opposition. The discussion seems to be stalled around that date.
4. On 24 March 2014, I made a proposal for closuring the RfC as Yes. This received 21 supports, and one opposition. None of the admins who initially opposed the RfC cared to add any input. I mentioned that closure will be done after one week.
5. On 2 April 2014, I close the RfC according to my proposal.
6. On 3 April 2014, Russavia unilaterally reverted my closure, and the changes I made to the relevant policy pages, without any discussion.
Regards,
Yann
[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Massive_restoration_of_deleted_im...
2014-04-04 2:02 GMT+05:30 Robinson Tryon bishop.robinson@gmail.com:
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Yann Forget yannfo@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Well, it doesn't go so easily. Some Commons admins refuse to accept the community decision, and want to maintain the status quo inspite of the huge majority of opinions for supporting this. They are usually the most vocal and bold admins. Some admins are supporting it, some are afraid to go against the bolder ones. Some admins who support it do not take part because of language issue.
Some admins specifically said that they would go against the community, no matter what. One admin even says that the
The suspense is killing me: What does the admin say?
--R
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