[Foundation-l] A Board member's perspective

Tue May 11 23:38:07 UTC 2010

I think we will only make progress when we accept the apologies of the
people involved.  I can understand that they want to at least formally
defend the original board statement, but I think they--and we all-
-recognize that the discussion has moved in a somewhat more permissive
direction now than that first statement implied.   When people admit
they've acting over-hastily, as by now I think essentially everyone
has, I don't see the point of continue to berate them about it.

We're returning to normalcy. Perhaps the most useful thing people with
any view on the issue could do is contribute to specific discussions
on improvements in how we handle challenges, on possible software
improvements , and on deletion and undeletion of particular images.

David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 6:32 PM, K. Peachey <p858snake at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Stuart West <stuwest at gmail.com> wrote:
>> ...snip...
>> Jimmy acknowledged this wasn't right and I respect his apology.
>> ...snip...
>> - stu
> You mean his little smug little reply that it was a press stunt?[1][2]
> and saying that it was a urgent matter[3] (yes! because starting a
> huge delete purge after being in the news is such great press!) and
> then actievly and publicly approving of the weelwarring he was
> particpating in over the deletion of the images[4]m oh and deleting
> images he knew would be restored[5] (Can't get much more pressey than
> that!).
>
> Then when people suggested he talk to the community involved (Commons)
> on wiki he publicly said he has[6], Yeah telling them to basically to
> stfu till after the matter is over and out of the press (I'm sure
> someone can find those diff's if your intrested since i'm out).  Then
> also mentioning that it was a method to start "much" needed discussion
> on wiki about the content[7], Yes! because no one would consider
> starting discussion on wiki first before drawing their guns and start
> shooting?
>
> -Peachey
>
> [1]. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-May/057896.html
> [2]. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-May/058086.html
> [3]. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-May/058092.html
> [4]. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-May/058087.html
> [5]. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-May/058091.html
> [6]. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-May/057891.html
> [7]. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2010-May/058162.html
>
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