[Foundation-l] Wikinews China vote closed

Fri Feb 18 23:16:12 UTC 2005

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikinews/China

This vote is now closed. It was meant to help decide whether we need to 
hold a poll before launching the Chinese Wikinews, or whether it can be 
treated like all other Wikinews editions, considering the censorship risk.

The vote is inconclusive. The two sides are almost evenly split, with 
strong opinions expressed by people on both sides. If you count all 
votes, the "hold a vote among Chinese language speakers" option wins by 
one vote. If you count only votes of users with user pages on Meta, as 
the rules require, the "Treat it like al other Wikinews editions" option 
wins by one vote. Given the sharp split of opinion, I think the decision 
should be deferred to the Board at this point.

So, to the Board: Please put this issue on your agenda at your nearest 
convenience and inform us about the outcome. Until then, I will not do 
anything about the Chinese Wikinews.

Peace,

Erik