Gerard, Get your facts straight. Private Musing was not globally blocked and Jimbo Wales did block him out of process and Jimbo Wales did wheel-war with the local custodians; the allegations of Jimbo Wales had involved a project in which even seasoned Wikipedians have taken parts.
H. On 4 April 2010 20:56, Gerard Meijssen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hoi, > As far as I am concerned, there have been a few persons who manifested > themselves as not taking no for an answer, who were blocked on several > projects, who moved to Wikiversity and continued their campaign they were > blocked for from Wikiversity. > > Wikiversity is a Wikimedia Foundation project and, as such it adds > positively to the whole. When this is no longer the case because of people > who destabilise the whole, we have the mechanism of a global block. When > this is not accepted by one project, the question arises if that project > functions within the whole. > > That is in and of itself a valid question. Not nice, but valid. Your > argument is that the procedures of Wikiversity have not been followed. At > some stage, particularly when the issue in and of itself has nothing to do > with Wikiversity, this is of little concern. The reality is that global > issues often need global attention. It has been clearly expressed that > within the WMF the large picture takes precedence. The consequence is that > the smaller projects get little attention. The consequence is also that > abusive behaviour in Wikiversity is not accepted when it disrupts other > projects and that this is not left for the Wikiversity community to decide. > Thanks, > GerardM > > On 4 April 2010 14:39, Erkan Yilmaz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> please see at: >> >> http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity_open_letter_project/WMF_Board_March_2010 >> >> >> >> >> ********************************************************************************************** >> This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. >> If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in >> error) >> please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. >> Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material >> in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. >> >> Diese eMail enthaelt vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschuetzte >> Informationen. >> Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese eMail irrtuemlich >> erhalten >> haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese >> Mail. >> Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist >> nicht >> gestattet. >> >> ********************************************************************************************** >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
