On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:02 AM, Michael Snow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > improve the MediaWiki software and the experience for new contributors. > Not that this is a direct result of recent discussions here, plenty of > people have mentioned the issue before, including Delphine as Ting [snip]
Sadly most of the discussions on these lists run on without mention of the efforts that have come before, in this case see: http://en.wikipedia.or/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard When people discuss enhancements it seems that it is taboo to discuss the question of what happens when the communities reject these efforts. Too often we blame technical issues as limiting factors for usability when with a little creativity a 90% solution is available without waiting for inflexible technical solutions which never seem to come. Unfortunately, interest, project politics, and other social factors are ready to stand in the way of progress even when there are no technical roadblocks at all. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
