́Fae, You just did. Arguably, you did even worse by throwing the allegation out there without substantiation. Nobody's asking you to be friends with Greg Kohs—it's no secret that I'm not—but you're dredging up off-list history for no productive reason I can discern.
Since I'm responsible for seeing to it that he's not able to defend himself here, I feel compelled to ask that you at least keep the mudslinging off this list. Austin On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:38 AM, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > Wil, ask Kohs to repeat his filth. I'm not going to do it for him. > > Fae > > On 28 May 2014 23:37, Wil Sinclair <[email protected]> wrote: >> I didn't know that he called you a "faggot." Could you please show me where? >> >> I mentioned I didn't agree with him on everything. I certainly would >> *never* agree that a slur like that is justified, if he did make it. >> In any case, the quote stands. Maybe we should start a separate thread >> on the quote itself? >> >> ,Wil >> >> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Wil, you are supporting a man that thought it was a hilarious joke to >>> call me a faggot. Not something that I am prepared to overlook, ever. >>> >>> I now have serious reservations about Lila's good judgement in failing >>> to ensure you were appropriately advised, considering her critical >>> role in the Wikimedia movement. >>> >>> Fae >>> >>> On 28 May 2014 23:18, Wil Sinclair <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> First off, I said that about Greg, and I firmly believe it. He's >>>> uncovered many controversies at Wikipedia. In fact, his article was >>>> the first to be critical of Lila's appointment, and- save the rather >>>> petty comment about airline fees at the end- was pretty on-point. That >>>> doesn't mean that I agree with everything Greg says, just that I >>>> personally am glad someone is saying it. He added *Wil Sinclair*, >>>> Partner of Lila Tretikov (Wikimedia Foundation executive director); >>>> I'd prefer he just leave it at "Wil Sinclair," but it's really his >>>> call on what he puts on his own site. >>>> >>>> Now, I don't know what Lila thinks of this- and I don't want to know- >>>> but I would really like to understand if there is a chance for any >>>> leader to change the concerning aspects of the WP community at this >>>> point. I know that if there is, it's likely to be a very strong, >>>> charismatic leader like Lila. But if there isn't, then so be it and >>>> it's better to know now. And I'm pretty sure that if the community >>>> here wants positive change, it has to be ready to talk about the hard >>>> problems- no matter who brings them up. Whatever happens, Lila is >>>> going to land on her feet; no one need worry about her. But, again, >>>> that's all just my opinion. >>>> >>>> I know you didn't ask me for a response, but this mail is all about me >>>> so I felt justified chiming in. Thanks for (intentionally) taking it >>>> to the list this time. :) >>>> >>>> ,Wil >>> >>> -- >>> [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >>> [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
