Just thinking about it is enough to turn anybody insane! :o - White Cat On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Marc Riddell <[email protected]>wrote:
> on 1/13/09 2:26 PM, White Cat at [email protected] wrote: > > > In general when a proposal achieves the state where it does not face > serious > > opposition by the majority we consider that a "general agreement". In > > general votes are given a month or so to go on. It depends on how many > votes > > are casted. > > The key problem is people are sick and tired of the > > deletionists-inclusionsist war. It has been going on for about 5 years > > now. A lot of people are "avoiding the drama" till the dust could settle. > > > > None of this has a fixed rule by the way... So I do not really have an > easy > > answer. > > > > It may sound like I am rambling on without providing any answers which > would > > accurately describe how I am right now. Full of questions without any > real > > answers... > > > It sounds to me like you are trying to make sense out of some things, WC, > and for that I congratulate you. And, answers or no answers, keeping asking > the questions. One huge answer is better communication skills for all > involved. It is achievable, if only a commitment would be made to achieve > it. > > Marc > > > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Marc Riddell > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> on 1/13/09 8:36 AM, White Cat at [email protected] wrote: > >> > >>> When consensus is reached the relevant pages are updated accordingly. > In > >>> general major changes (such as the one in discussion) is voted upon by > >> the > >>> entire community. Not five or six editors but hundreds of editors. The > >>> voting happens after there is an agreement on the general principles - > >> even > >>> if such an agreement is partial or temporary. > >> > >> WC, how is it determined that this agreement has been reached? > >> > >>> During the vote people are > >>> given the option to support/oppose different approaches. > >> > >> Is there a set time for the vote? And, if so, how is it set? > >> > >> Marc > >> > >>> > >>> - White Cat > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Marc Riddell > >>> <[email protected]>wrote: > >>> > >>>>> on 1/13/09 2:33 AM, White Cat at [email protected] > : > >>>>> > >>>>> In other words there is a lack of consensus. Meaning no mass action > of > >>>> any > >>>>> kind should be taken until a consensus is secured. > >>>>> > >>>> On any given subject within the Project, how does someone go about > >>>> achieving > >>>> consensus? And how and when do you determine that a consensus has been > >>>> reached? > >>>> > >>>> Marc Riddell > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> WikiEN-l mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> WikiEN-l mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WikiEN-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
