[Foundation-l] Board election notice on the English Wikipedia

Tue Aug 22 07:24:14 UTC 2006

On 8/22/06, Walter Vermeir <walter at wikipedia.be> wrote:
> Oleg Alexandrov schreef:
> > The board election is coming up real soon, and it is good that people are
> > notified about that. However, I strongly disagree with the election notice
> > showing up on all English Wikipedia article pages.
> >
> > I would believe it would be more appropriate for that notice to show up on
> > wathclists only, that way any established editor can see it. I think it is just
> > distracting on all article pages.
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > Oleg Alexandrov
>
> This is not really about EN Wikipedia but in general;
>
> I find there no need to keep the site notice running at this time
> anymore. It can come back for a few days when the voting starts.
>
> Now the message is about a call for candidates. If a potential candidate
>  now at this time needs that site notice to come up with the idea to
> present themselves for the board I do need think he/she make any change.

Not only. It is also call for translators.

>
> And when the vote is open, and that I my personal POV, that should be be
>  announced naturaly but not to strongly and not with a site notice to
> ask to vote during the complete period. Only an notice when it starts
> and when I is almost closing is enough.
>
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