<<In a message dated 2/9/2009 2:00:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
David Gerard wrote: > Suggestion posted to AC noticeboard: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#How_to_raise_the_tone_of_the_wiki > > More input needed for the idea, general support, general revulsion, etc. > I would go broader, for a cleanup of userspace, now widely used for blogging and personal attacks. Basically we want to get back to the point where it is understood that (a) Wikipedia pages relate to the mission, not anyone's felt need for self-expression, and (b) although this tenet needs to be relaxed somewhat around elections, the pages are also not for battling and campaigning for personal attitudes and beefs. In short, as far as I'm concerned, the yelling and personalia can all go offwiki, even if there needs to be a special site set up for that. People, we are a serious organisation, with something as technical as FR getting broad coverage (another column in today's London Independent). Charles>> ----- I disagree with equating "blogging and personal attacks" with "self-expression". Most of our editors enjoy marking up their user page with details about themselves, and I see no harm to the project in that and it's my believe that those who do it, constitute the majority of the editors and thus the "consensus" that it should be viewed as just fine. Will Johnson **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000002) _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
