koyaanisqatsi@nupedia.com wrote:
That they do feel that way is a problem, regardless of whether we think it should be.
I agree.
1: we could ask for volunteer wikipedia diplomats: polyglots who are willing to inform various communities about policy and software discussions taking place that may affect them.
I think this is a sensible suggestion, although like you, I wonder if many people have "enough zeal" to do this regularly.
I like most of your other suggestions, too, although I wonder if we would keep them up after a period of good intentions.
It seems likely to me that the software will stabilize in major respects on the current codebase. Policy almost never changes in any major ways.
--Jimbo