Encouraging boldness is ok, and new good-faith editors sometimes need that encouragement. Recklessness is not ok, and this particular quote sounds like it's encouaging the latter IMO. There must be a better quote that can be used instead.
Pine On Jul 17, 2015 8:58 AM, "James Alexander" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I think the context comes out ok on that. It's meant to sound > revolutionary :) even if given our history perhaps it shouldn't sound like > that ( because it's been a core thing since the start). > > Sent from my iPhone > > > James Alexander > Legal and Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation > +1 415-839-6885 x6716 > > > On Jul 17, 2015, at 10:16, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> > wrote: > > "Be bold" is a major, MAJOR thing on Wikipedia projects however. > > On 17 July 2015 at 10:12, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Without broader context for that quote, I would suggest not publicizing >> that widely. Wikipedia is not an anarchy. >> >> Pine >> On Jul 17, 2015 8:01 AM, "Juliet Barbara" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think this one deserves one from wikimedia >>> >>> @RosieStepGood: Best sentence so far: "Be bold; break your own rules." >>> @lilatretikov #Wikimania >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jul 17, 2015, at 9:54 AM, James Alexander <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Traditionally we've done it some. Personally I think it's a good thing >>> to do especially from @Wikimedia with more limited ones from @Wikipedia. Is >>> a cheap (less work then a blog etc) way to bring attention to the ongoing >>> talks. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> James Alexander >>> Legal and Community Advocacy >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> +1 415-839-6885 x6716 >>> >>> >>> On Jul 17, 2015, at 09:47, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Should we start RTing people who are tweeting about Wikimania talks etc? >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> -- >>> *Joe Sutherland* >>> Communications Intern [remote] >>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: >>> JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Communications Intern [remote] > m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: > JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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