> > Development is being consciously moved to this model, because the devs > have realised that repelling the volunteers is a bad idea. > > That's *great* news!
> A lot of the community upset about every little thing is just "why > wasn't I consulted?" [1] Sometimes this is appropriate and > reasonable, sometimes it really isn't. > > > I partially disagree here; the community are the people building Wikipedia - so anything extensively modifying the social dynamics or interface is something they are intimately interested in. To have it modified with minimal notification.... I can understand why it leaves a bad taste in the mouth of some. Sure, whoever in this thread said "whatever discussion takes place someone will always moan", but in this case it was basically announced "you;re getting this new feature". It disgruntles editors that they appear to have minimal input into what tools/changes the software gets. I imagine this feeling is worse on the smaller projects who are desperate for re-engineering of certain aspects of MW to suit their needs. Tom _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
