On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 3:47 PM, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote:
> And if we disregard any application of common sense, then yes, you could > argue that a technical code of conduct is needed. When you consider the > actual context, however, it becomes pretty clear that this is unnecessary > bureaucracy. The repeated concerns about outsized influence by > Wikimedia Foundation employees have largely gone ignored. > i think so too. common sense replaces a lot of rules and policies :) donors money is imo better invested in writing good software supporting the mission than making policies. we have enough policies and rules of all kind, being a burden when contriuting, especially to newbies. i get a chicken skin of fright when i read the collaboration teams plans of putting bureaucracy into software, talking about "the largest wikis have the most complex workflows". the most complex and stable workflow i know is in wikinews, and we all know that wikinews died. i would really love if "collaboration" would be the main topic, not "process" and "rule". this is just so against the basic "wiki" idea, our core value. best rupert _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
