2009/3/4 Jim Redmond :
> I'm working on that now. I've half a mind to increase the point size on the
> phrase "Wikipedia has no editorial board" and put it in blink tags; if
> people could actually grok that, then much of the rest of that text could
> become unnecessary.
I just put tags around
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 15:52, David Gerard wrote:
> > The final page for people who have a crappy article about themselves
> > still needs severe tightening and organisation, though with a mind to
> > not causing trouble for OTRS volunteers, who after all are the ones
> > getting the crapflood. C
2009/3/4 David Gerard :
> The final page for people who have a crappy article about themselves
> still needs severe tightening and organisation, though with a mind to
> not causing trouble for OTRS volunteers, who after all are the ones
> getting the crapflood. Could an OTRS BLP queue handler plea
2009/3/3 Birgitte SB :
> I there is simpler way to solicit these reports this without all the false
> positives that might come from a "report a problem" link. I imagine that
> all these people who have issues must click on the "Help" link in the sidebar
> while looking contact information. W
Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> Hoi,
> I doubt that it is worth our while to discuss Wikia policies.
I vehemently disagree. I see no reason to assume Wikia
have learned nothing that wikimedia could learn from.
I do admit most things they focus on will not translate
to wikimedia, but still cross-pollinat
David Gerard wrote:
> Michael, is there any reason not to put Anthony on moderation?
>
Actually, the problem is the thread, which is a complaint about Wikia
practices that is off-topic for this list. Anthony didn't start the
discussion, it's the thread that should be moderated.
--Michael Snow
2009/3/3 Anthony :
> Really? You think Wikia's lawyers told Wikia's management that their
> "strong belief is that [Wikia] can make *suggestions* to the community about
> what content policy should be, but that *it must remain up to the community
> whether to adopt such policies and how to enforc
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Thomas Dalton wrote:
> 2009/3/3 Anthony :
> > Are Wikia's lawyers as paranoid as Mike Godwin, or do they allow staff to
> > get involved in enforcing policy violations?
>
> I think paranoia is a significant part of what lawyers are paid for.
See, it was a neutral
2009/3/3 Anthony :
> Are Wikia's lawyers as paranoid as Mike Godwin, or do they allow staff to
> get involved in enforcing policy violations?
I think paranoia is a significant part of what lawyers are paid for. I
expect Wikia's lawyers have given their managers the same advice as
Mike has given ou
We should have him teach a Wikiversity class on how to be like Mike!
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Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Report a problem link
Hoi,
I doubt that it is worth our
Hoi,
I doubt that it is worth our while to discuss Wikia policies.. certainly
with loaded questions like this one. Then again, it might be considered a
compliment .. "as paranoid as Mike Godwin" .. I like Mike :)
Thanks,
GerardM
2009/3/3 Anthony
> Are Wikia's lawyers as paranoid as Mike God
Are Wikia's lawyers as paranoid as Mike Godwin, or do they allow staff to
get involved in enforcing policy violations?
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On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Robert Rohde wrote:
> I'm breaking this specific idea out of the main thread, in order to focus on
> it.
>
> There seems to be considerable support for adding some kind of "Report
> a problem" link to pages, (probably not necessarily) to the sidebar.
Problem Repo
2009/3/3 David Gerard :
> 2009/3/3 Birgitte SB :
>> I there is simpler way to solicit these reports this without all the false
>> positives that might come from a "report a problem" link. I imagine that
>> all these people who have issues must click on the "Help" link in the
>> sidebar while
2009/3/3 Birgitte SB :
> I there is simpler way to solicit these reports this without all the false
> positives that might come from a "report a problem" link. I imagine that
> all these people who have issues must click on the "Help" link in the sidebar
> while looking contact information. W
I there is simpler way to solicit these reports this without all the false
positives that might come from a "report a problem" link. I imagine that all
these people who have issues must click on the "Help" link in the sidebar while
looking contact information. Why not have a banner on that pa
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