[WikiEN-l] Re: [Wikitech-l] Nofollow vote results on en.wikipedia

Sun Mar 6 09:57:57 UTC 2005

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> Tony Sidaway wrote:
> Tomer Chachamu said: 
> > On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 20:27:41 -0000 (GMT), Tony Sidaway 
> > wrote: 
> >> > Remove "nofollow" -- 61% (85 votes) 
> >> > Keep "nofollow" -- 39% (55 votes) 
> >> 
> >> This is not a consensus. There is no need to take any action. 
> > 
> > Don't be ridiculous. In such a case, where there is a clear majority 
> > *and the decision is instantly reversible*, the rel="nofollow" should 
> > be removed. 
> 
> Absolutely not. We do things by consensus of en.wikipedia. I suggest we 
> continue this discussion on wikien-l where it belongs. 

We don't reach consensus here on wikien-l to the exclusion of the rest of the community, but in the open on the wikipedia site.  What we do here is conduct some business with blocked users who don't otherwise have access.  Any "consensus" we reach here is mere discussion.

                                -- Silverback