[Foundation-l] Re: new language policy

Mon Nov 21 17:53:24 UTC 2005

The user should be registered in meta with a minimum of numbers of edits.

This solution can be reduce the problem of sockpuppets (but not solve).

Ilario

>-- Messaggio originale --
>To: foundation-l at wikimedia.org
>From: Anthere <Anthere9 at yahoo.com>
>Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:41:59 +0100
>Subject: [Foundation-l] Re: new language policy
>Reply-To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
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>The same problem exist for andalousian language. Many anon votes. 
>Sockpuppetry chances raise high as well.
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>In short, the voting system as is is a pure joke. What do you suggest ?
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>Ant
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>Anthere wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> I was asked yesterday if it was mandatory that during votes for new 
>> languages creation, the editor
>> * has an account on meta
>> * has an account on any already existing project
>> 
>> I do not know what the current policy is.
>> I am hesitant to be in favor of one or another.
>> I would rather say the voter should be at least a participant to another
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>> language, because this would imply he at least know the concept.
>> However, I am not sure this should be mandatory... except that....
>> 
>> Someone raised a complaint about the current vote here : 
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages#Murcian_.28Murciano.29_.2825_support.3B_12_oppose.29
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>> 
>> 
>> On this new languages, we have
>> * anon ips voting
>> * accounts on meta with no edits voting
>> * accounts on meta with just a user page on meta voting
>> * accounts on other projects voting.
>> 
>> Fact is, I made a bunch of quick semi-random checks (in short, on red

>> meta accounts in particular), and admittedly, many of them are probably
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>> sharing the same living-room...
>> 
>> I fear the editor who complained is probably right in mentionning sock
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>> puppetry... though we can not entirely prove it of course.
>> Which raise the question of how fair is a vote on a controversial 
>> language, when half voters are not current participants and may not even
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>> be different poeple ?
>> 
>> 
>> What should we do ?
>> 
>> Ant
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