> On 2/18/2011 12:38 PM, Zack Exley wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:28 AM, phoebe ayers<phoebe.w...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> And it's worth pointing out the obvious -- the reason there are so >>> many places is because it's nearly impossible to keep up with >>> *everything* going on in the communit(ies)* all the time. Even a >>> subset of that discussion can be too much for those of us trying to >>> get other things done as well; most of the subscribees of the list >>> probably skim it at least some of the time. And the vast majority of >>> our community is not even on Foundation-l.... but a pretty large >>> percentage (I'd guess) of those people who interested in governance, >>> foundation and meta-issues probably are subscribed, which is just one >>> of the reasons why it's worth trying to make it a useful forum -- a >>> perennial hope and dream! >> I'd just like to add my perspective as a relatively new staffer at WMF. >> People in the office really do read Foundation-l and all the other movement >> lists. They are very much influenced by them and take them very seriously. A >> couple of times, someone on this list has said that WMF staff call >> Foundation-l "Troll-l". I've never heard anyone refer to it that way.
on 2/18/11 3:47 PM, Michael Snow at wikipe...@frontier.com wrote: > In my experience, it's actually mostly community members frustrated with > the quality of discussions who call it that. The staff avoid that kind > of tone, understandably, as it might seem unprofessional. Personally, I > prefer not to suggest that anyone is a troll, except for Domas (he likes > it). > Yes. Often a person with a need to control a conversation or discussion will resort to that name-calling tactic. They don't like the POV the messenger is bringing so they try to discredit them. Marc Riddell _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
