Dear Toby,
It is fine to start a new list or group and then advertise it on existing channels, for those who may be interested in the topic to join. It is not OK to add people to a new group without asking them first. And it is not OK to be rude about other people who participate in Wikimedia. If your aim is to criticise a particular policy or talk about a particular issue, then please do so with civility and without namecalling. I would also note that "Wikimedia-l", as the longtime name of the discussion mailing list that is hosted on Wikimedia's servers, is a particularly misleading name (and one that uses a trademark of the Wikimedia foundation). I'm sure this was intentional on your part, but a word of advice: if you'd like to start a new list and actually have it thrive, don't use a name that is already firmly in use and has many connotations (both good and bad) among editors!
I'll be unsubscribing myself.
Thank you, Phoebe
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Toby Dollmann <toby.dollmann@gmail.com> wrote:
Greg
1) The LGBT list is not a transparent list
2) This mailing list is for Wikipedia Editors, ie the individuals who
contribute to Wikipedia, and not for the parasite rogues who are
suckling at WMF's massive mammaries.
Toby
On 1/10/15, Gregory Varnum <gregory.varnum@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure I understand the purpose of this list.
>
> The invitation seems misleading. An LGBT project would presumably NOT be
> unable to apply if it was time sensitive or if minimal effort was made to
> focus on the gender gap issue. I say this as an advisor to Wikimedia LGBT+
> and a nonprofit grant writer who has worked within these types of
> situations many times.
>
> If this is to discus LGBT issues, why not use the existing Wikimedia LGBT+
> list?
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/lgbt
>
> -greg aka varnent
>
> PS. I am NOT speaking in any official capacities I may hold.
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