[Wikipedia-l] mail WikiSpecies

Tue Sep 14 17:47:22 UTC 2004

Daniel Mayer wrote:

>--- Benedikt Mandl <benedikt.mandl at gmx.at> wrote:
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>>WikiSpecies in currently in the process of being launched as an official
>>wikimedia project with an initial interface and basic functions at
>>www.wikispecies.org/
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>>A big thank you to everybody who contributed to the project so far, from the
>>constructive discussion to the technical support. I hope that the interest
>>in wikispecies will remain as high as it seems to be right now.
>>
>>In order to allow an efficient communication between all those who are
>>interested in wikispecies, a mainling list was created. To register at this
>>mailing list, please go to:
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>>http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikispecies-l
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>>I hope many of you register and want to become part of an evolving
>>wikispecies! Best,
>>    
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>What the hell is this? There was a lot of opposition to setting up a separate
>project. Who the hell authorized this? 
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>This is NOT the way to set up a new project. 
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>-- mav
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Yes, you opposed it. The wikimedia board approved it; all votes were in 
favour. There was discussion, the arguments were weighed. What is your 
problem ?

Wikispecies is not a fork. It is not intended as a fork, it will prove 
not to be a fork.. Encyclopedic information is in the Wikipedias, 
Wikispecies will refer to the other projects as much as the other 
projects may refer to Wikispecies.

Thanks,
    GerardM