User talk:Digitaleon/Archive 2006

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Come and talk to me :-) — digitaleon • talk @ 18:12, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

GameRanger (@ Cedars)

Cedars, I want to thank you for your efforts in cleaning up the GameRanger article in response to the AfD. In light of your changes I've added a Keep vote with cites for notability. Here's hoping the article survives. — digitaleon • talk @ 14:32, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Suggestions re: Ok, the nomic is over (@ Kim Bruning)

Three suggestions about what you raised on the policy pump. Feel free to use some, all or none of this; I do welcome your feedback, in any case.

1. As a starting point, a list of five to seven of the most egregious policy points (these need to be specific) that should get changed. That will help 'relieve' some of the immediate 'pressure'.
2. Fundamentally, this seems to be about the complexity and interwoven nature of the policies currently in operation (stop me if I'm wrong). Getting beyond this means going back to the basics of what is good policy, which means reviewing things like simplified ruleset and how to create policy. Good policy (IMO, of course) is:
  • Policy that can be boiled down to a paragraph or short list, while still retaining its' meaning.
  • Policy that explains why it is in place and what it is designed to achieve.
  • Policy that can be easily related to real-world examples, where it is obvious how it should be applied.
  • Policy that "feels good"; in other words, policy that always remains in the 'back of the mind' but does not 'come forward' to dampen creative excitement.
  • Policy that has straightforward processes to follow, which are all sourced from a single point.
  • Policy that requires few to no exclusions, because it is well-formulated.
  • Policy that does not overlap with other policies, yet is holistic.
  • Policy that can be easily related to the stated goals of the project.
3. Avoid full-scale overhauling; I don't know of a situation where thats' ever worked.

Being a relatively new _contributor_, I don't know that much about policy issues at Wikipedia, since I'm seeing the policies as a cohesive whole. This is also why I don't intend to get directly involved at this stage. However, as someone who has dealt with similar issues elsewhere - and although I am by no means an expert - I can sympathise, and do want to offer what advice and (perhaps later) assistance may be warranted. — digitaleon • talk @ 14:50, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

(Now updated with the missing third suggestion. Oops! — digitaleon • talk @ 15:48, 7 March 2006 (UTC))