On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
1. Will the friendly-space "expectations" (policy?) for grants spaces on
Meta be proposed as an RfC on Meta? The documentation on the rollout plan
doesn't mention and RfC. My understanding is that the right way to
implement a policy change like this on Meta is for it to go through an open
and transparent RfC process, and that the implementation decision is
ultimately the community's to make. The experience would inform further
discussions about (1) a project-wide friendly space policy on Meta, and (2)
a wider consultation on a friendly space amendment to the ToS that the WMF
Board may eventually ratify.
I don't see any reason why an RFC would be required (or appropriate) here.
The grantmaking process is a WMF function, and the associated pages on meta
are managed by the WMF grantmaking team; they are free to impose
requirements (such as compliance with a friendly space standard) on anyone
participating in that process (whether as an applicant or as a commenter or
reviewer).
Kirill