On 11 September 2012 15:00, Fred Bauder <[email protected]> wrote:
> If we know a VIP or they knows us they do get rather gentle and forgiving > treatment. They may email Jimbo and a quiet word may be passed to someone > to counsel them regarding how to deal with the community and any problems > in their article. > > The thing is, VIPs generally get VIP treatment, personal and forgiving > attention. They may not be prepared, as a practical matter, to "work it > out with the janitor," so to speak. What could we do to improve our > interface with VIPs? > > After all, as said, famous people we know, or who know us, do get plenty > of help. They don't get to veto the content of their article, but careful > consideration is given to any issues they may have. > > As to who, let's just say that one or two have ended up here: > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board > > Perhaps they might have some advice? > > There are limits; we're not going to completely satisfy someone who is > thin-skinned and cranky or totally puffed up over themselves, but I'm > sure we could do better even with someone like that. > > Fred > > > Fred, it's very difficult to keep track of mailing list threads if you change the subject each time you post - this makes several in the last couple of days on the same topic. Can you keep them all under the same topic please! Tom _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
