> 2010/3/8 Marco Chiesa <[email protected]>: >> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:42 AM, [email protected] >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Does Wikipedia's principles need consensus of the community? >>> There is not consensus of the community, but does somebody pass if >>> filled out the page with "Policy"? >> >> There are values which are at the core of Wikipedia and cannot really >> be changed (the 5 pillars). However, it is good practice to discuss >> them and adapt them to the local community. For example, Wikipedia is >> an encyclopedia, period, but the threshold for notability may be >> different in the different languages. If you want to create a policy >> in your project that en.wp already has, it is good practice to start >> from the en.wp policy and adapt it to the local project. Maybe you >> won't change a word, maybe you'll specify a few things, maybe you'll >> realize that you need something very different. >> >> Cruccone >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > As for a Japanese version, The Five Pillars is not adopted. > Wikipedia:Consensus is not policy. > The controversy is solved by the vote. Isn't there problem?
Yes, but within broad parameters, essentially NPOV and some democratic method of making decisions, it is your problem. Fred Bauder _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
