Re: [Foundation-l] Block update

2009-08-11 Thread Mark Williamson
I'll begin to take this thread and your proposals seriously once they
get some support from somebody besides yourself and Thomas Dalton.
Nothing personal, it just doesn't seem like anybody else has been
paying much attention to this thread so far.

Mark

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 6:45 PM, stevertigoo...@spaz.org wrote:
 Mark Williamsonnode...@gmail.com wrote:
 Remind me, please, why we are still talking about this.

 Well, Thomas' idea about a lists-l list for discussing mailing lists and
 mailing list issues is new, so there is no issue of still talking about
 this when the this you refer to isn't one of the issues that I raised.
 Thomas - instead of just complaining about having meta discussions here -
 is actually doing something productive, and proposes an interesting
 solution to everybody's problems:

 1) nobody likes me taking issue with non-Foundation issues here on
 foundation-l,
 2) but still my issues are legitimate and need to be addressed openly.
 3) A lists-l list would be the perfect place to discuss
  a) blocks,
  b) issues with list admins,
  c) new list proposals,
  d) proposals to integrate or deprecate existing lists, etc.

 Cary of course would run lists-l, and keeping list discussion there means
 there would be no issues related to discussing meta (off topic) issues
 here. All that would show on here or on wikien-l is a pointer to the top
 post in the thread on the lists-l archive, and everyone is happy.

 -Stevertigo




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Re: [Foundation-l] Block update

2009-08-11 Thread stevertigo
Tom and I don't agree on everything. In fact he's been the most vocal
critic of the disputes-l idea. The important difference being that he
doesnt just whine about other people's ideas/discussions/issues,
rather he tries To compose reasoned and sound objections and
alternatives.
-Steven

On 8/10/09, Mark Williamson node...@gmail.com wrote:
 I'll begin to take this thread and your proposals seriously once they
 get some support from somebody besides yourself and Thomas Dalton.
 Nothing personal, it just doesn't seem like anybody else has been
 paying much attention to this thread so far.

 Mark

 On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 6:45 PM, stevertigoo...@spaz.org wrote:
 Mark Williamsonnode...@gmail.com wrote:
 Remind me, please, why we are still talking about this.

 Well, Thomas' idea about a lists-l list for discussing mailing lists and
 mailing list issues is new, so there is no issue of still talking about
 this when the this you refer to isn't one of the issues that I raised.
 Thomas - instead of just complaining about having meta discussions here -
 is actually doing something productive, and proposes an interesting
 solution to everybody's problems:

 1) nobody likes me taking issue with non-Foundation issues here on
 foundation-l,
 2) but still my issues are legitimate and need to be addressed openly.
 3) A lists-l list would be the perfect place to discuss
  a) blocks,
  b) issues with list admins,
  c) new list proposals,
  d) proposals to integrate or deprecate existing lists, etc.

 Cary of course would run lists-l, and keeping list discussion there means
 there would be no issues related to discussing meta (off topic) issues
 here. All that would show on here or on wikien-l is a pointer to the top
 post in the thread on the lists-l archive, and everyone is happy.

 -Stevertigo




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Re: [Foundation-l] Block update

2009-08-10 Thread Mark Williamson
Remind me, please, why we are still talking about this.

skype: node.ue



On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 4:13 PM, stevertigoo...@spaz.org wrote:
 2009/8/8 Stevertjgo o...@spaz.org:

 I think those high level discussion can take place either on-wiki or
 on existing mailing lists without a problem.

 I generally agree. But existing mailing lists generally means wikien-l -
 once highly purposed toward resolving on-wiki disputes - is now
 notoriously dismissive of dispute resolution issues and geared more toward
 discussing Wikipedia's media image.

 Discussing specific disputes tends to annoy people on the existing
 mailing lists and it doesn't make sense to discuss mailing list disputes
 on-wiki, so the obvious answer seems to be a separate mailing list (or
 several, divided up by language
 I don't know if the non-English lists have a
 problem needing this solution or not).

 OK, I agree, but would want to generalize it into either the dispute
 resolution or mailing list dimensions. A 'mailing list for discussing
 mailing lists and related issues? Hm.

 I think it being a low traffic
 list would be a good thing - the moderators would all have to be there
 and a few mailing list regulars would sign up to keep an eye on things
 and disputes could hopefully be resolved with a minimum of drama.

 Alright. I am not easily persuaded, but you make an interesting case. A
 lists-l list then.

 We can there discuss a new possible disputes-l list, as well as any ending
 any defunct lists, etc.

 -Steven




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Re: [Foundation-l] Block update

2009-08-10 Thread stevertigo
Mark Williamsonnode...@gmail.com wrote:
 Remind me, please, why we are still talking about this.

Well, Thomas' idea about a lists-l list for discussing mailing lists and
mailing list issues is new, so there is no issue of still talking about
this when the this you refer to isn't one of the issues that I raised.
Thomas - instead of just complaining about having meta discussions here -
is actually doing something productive, and proposes an interesting
solution to everybody's problems:

1) nobody likes me taking issue with non-Foundation issues here on
foundation-l,
2) but still my issues are legitimate and need to be addressed openly.
3) A lists-l list would be the perfect place to discuss
 a) blocks,
 b) issues with list admins,
 c) new list proposals,
 d) proposals to integrate or deprecate existing lists, etc.

Cary of course would run lists-l, and keeping list discussion there means
there would be no issues related to discussing meta (off topic) issues
here. All that would show on here or on wikien-l is a pointer to the top
post in the thread on the lists-l archive, and everyone is happy.

-Stevertigo




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Re: [Foundation-l] Block update

2009-08-09 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/8/10 stevertigo o...@spaz.org:
 2009/8/8 Stevertjgo o...@spaz.org:

 I think those high level discussion can take place either on-wiki or
 on existing mailing lists without a problem.

 I generally agree. But existing mailing lists generally means wikien-l -
 once highly purposed toward resolving on-wiki disputes - is now
 notoriously dismissive of dispute resolution issues and geared more toward
 discussing Wikipedia's media image.

wikien-l is dismissive of specific disputes, I don't think people
would object to civil, non-sensational, good faith discussions about
the dispute resolution process.

 OK, I agree, but would want to generalize it into either the dispute
 resolution or mailing list dimensions. A 'mailing list for discussing
 mailing lists and related issues? Hm.

Yeah, that would work.

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Re: [Foundation-l] Block update

2009-08-07 Thread Thomas Dalton
Perhaps we do need a dispute resolution mailing list for resolving
disputes that involve the mailing lists. It would be better than
having the lists themselves filled with complaints.

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Re: [Foundation-l] Block update

2009-08-07 Thread Stevertjgo
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com said:

 Perhaps we do need a dispute resolution mailing list for resolving
 disputes that involve the mailing lists. It would be better than
 having the lists themselves filled with complaints.

I'm always open to similarly creative suggestions, and I appreciate your
ability turn lemons into lemonade here.

But why would the new list you propose be specific to mailing list
disputes only? A mailing list issues only list might get little
traffic/attention, though, and maybe that's not a good thing. Could it not
be generalized a bit to include even high-level discussion of on-wiki
dispute handling?

-Stevertigo


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Re: [Foundation-l] Block update

2009-08-07 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/8/8 Stevertjgo o...@spaz.org:
 On Fri, Aug 7, 2009, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com said:

 Perhaps we do need a dispute resolution mailing list for resolving
 disputes that involve the mailing lists. It would be better than
 having the lists themselves filled with complaints.

 I'm always open to similarly creative suggestions, and I appreciate your
 ability turn lemons into lemonade here.

 But why would the new list you propose be specific to mailing list
 disputes only? A mailing list issues only list might get little
 traffic/attention, though, and maybe that's not a good thing. Could it not
 be generalized a bit to include even high-level discussion of on-wiki
 dispute handling?

I think those high level discussion can take place either on-wiki or
on existing mailing lists without a problem. Discussing specific
disputes tends to annoy people on the existing mailing lists and it
doesn't make sense to discuss mailing list disputes on-wiki, so the
obvious answer seems to be a separate mailing list (or several,
divided up by language, I don't know if the non-English lists have a
problem needing this solution or not). I think it being a low traffic
list would be a good thing - the moderators would all have to be there
and a few mailing list regulars would sign up to keep an eye on things
and disputes could hopefully be resolved with a minimum of drama.

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