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'''wikitech-l''' is a {{tag|Communications|mailing}} list for the {{tag|MediaWiki developer|MediaWiki development community}}.  The discussion threads tend to get rather lengthy, as [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation people|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 {{tag|MediaWiki}} development take place on wikitech-l, rather than places like [[MediaZilla]], although the final debates leading to the ultimate decisions on architecture issues are usually made at synchronous communication venues; such as [[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC) or {{tag|FaceToFace|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 listserv 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 [[:Category:Meta|meta]]-issues, without resulting in any new [[:Category:Policy|policies]] or [[:Category:WikiConcept|practices]] being agreed upon.