[Commons-l] Getting rid of 'best before'

Thu Nov 23 21:08:58 UTC 2006

On 11/23/06, Brianna Laugher <brianna.laugher at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 23/11/06, Cool Cat <wikipedia.kawaii.neko at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Having said that we absolutely need a delinking bot. If the delinker gets
> > blocked in local wikis they cease to become our problem. If wikis are going
> > to use our content they definitely need to be cooperative.
>
> I think this is not the best attitude. (Especially since we can't stop
> any Wikimedia wiki using our content, so it's a kinda hollow threat.)
> If Commons is going to serve its primary useful purpose, it definitely
> needs the acceptance and cooperation of Wikimedia wikis. Alienating
> projects with a "if you don't like it, tough" attitude seems
> counterproductive.
>

However I think it is the only real solution. As a relative newcomer
on wikipedia, I find the bureaucracy enormous. It seems that actually
nobody wants to take the decision. I think it is time to do it.

Bryan