-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 37-01--10 03:59 PM, Jimmy Wales wrote: > In the interest of encouraging this discussion to be about real > philosophical/content issues, rather than be about me and how quickly I > acted, I've just now removed virtually all permissions to actually do > things from the "Founder" flag. I even removed my ability to edit > semi-protected pages! (I've kept permissions related to 'viewing' things.) > > I do not want to be a tyrant or dictator. I do not want us to fight > about that kind of thing, as it's really a distraction from our work.
Thank you, I think this is actually enormously helpful. I think you'll find that whenever you want to have something done that should actually be done there will be no problem convincing community members to do it. By contrast, if you ask them to do something that shouldn't be done, it may be more likely they won't do it. Of course, your opinion carries much weight, so people are likely to acquiesce, but all the same, I think this will make folks much more comfortable in accepting your guidance. At the same time, it simply removes a large part of what folks have been grappling with this weekend. I think this is quite a positive change, - -Mike -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEUEARECAAYFAkvmupoACgkQst0AR/DaKHsdNQCY3Q8K7Bi+6eTyjkB8vpYOdkTz ewCgz/KvoxTbdV9bau3p4RFCayfgAwE= =2ZMN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l