Wikitech-l

wikitech-l is a list for the  from Wikimedia Lists. The discussion threads tend to get rather lengthy, as people debate implementation options; often the conversations devolve into bike-shedding over insignificant details. Most of the lengthy discussions concerning the most fundamental aspects of  development take place on wikitech-l, rather than places like MediaZilla, although the final s leading to the ultimate decisions on [software] architecture issues are usually made at synchronous communication facilities; such as Internet Relay Chat (IRC) or in-person meetings. Occasionally, someone breaches etiquette, usually by wording a criticism harshly; and dozens of posts follow, debating how bad the etiquette breach was, and whether people are overreacting!

Occasionally, an off-topic thread is launched by someone attempting to spam the list-serv with his own theory of ethics or communication techniques, ostensibly as a proposal for adoption by the development community; these tend to attract dozens of comments by people interested in such meta-issues, without resulting in any new policies or practices being agreed upon.


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