Thank you for a rational response to this teapot storm.
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From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <abdlomax(a)yahoo.com>
To: Mailing list for Wikiversity <wikiversity-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: Mailing list for Wikiversity <wikiversity-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Sun, Dec 22, 2013 5:16 pm
Subject: Re: [Wikiversity-l] Wikiversity-l Digest, Vol 67, Issue 2
Jeffrey Peters, since he mentioned Wikiversity accounts, as an FYI to others on this list,
is well-known as WMF global account Ottava Rima, banned on Wikipedia and not uncommonly
blocked elsewhere for gratuitous and tendentious incivility. His routine practice can
readily be seen in this thread.
There is no policy against mentioning useful web sites, that is handled on-wiki on a
case-by-case basis. If it's relevant, it is totally allowed here, as well. COI is
irrelevant, as long as there is no pretense.
Basically, one can ignore the claims of Peters as to rules. He frequently makes them up.
If you add a reasonable link on Wikiversity and someone removes it, discuss the matter.
I'm user Abd there, and not a sysop, but I know some.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 22, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Jeffrey Peters <17peters(a)cardinalmail.cua.edu> wrote:
Also, as an FYI to others on the list - Steve Foerster founded a competitor to Wikiversity
and has an extreme conflict of interest in this topic. Most likely, he doesn't even
have a Wikiversity account.
On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Steve Foerster <steve(a)hiresteve.com> wrote:
Agreed. The mention of PlanetMath, which is a good resource, was obviously meant to be a
helpful response to a question asked by someone else.
Even if there is a policy against mentioning external resources, no matter how relevant or
good they may be, it should be rescinded. Such a policy would place the organisation over
its stated goal to further education.
-=Steve=-
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Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 17:13:07 +0000
From: Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
To: Mailing list for Wikiversity <wikiversity-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikiversity-l] Are "solved problems" suitable for Wikiversity?
@jeffery, mentioning Planet math here is advertising? Really? When did that become
advertising?
Hmmmm, still wondering. Its not as if the link is to Joe's personal website or
something. Its a website known by many. Joe is just bringing up an issue and I believe its
great considering the matter than banning the matter saying its advertising.
"Not an advertising group"? Apart from the mailing list of Wikiversity, where
else can discussions of this sort be held?
I'm in this mailing list, Wikimania, Wikipedia, and other mailing lists. Links are
posted to references and stuffs like that. They're all Wikimedia mailing list, but how
come such links never get categorized as adverts but are used in discussion?
Is this "not advertising group" idea applied to only Wikiversity?
Cmon
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