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- Hi CobaltBlueTony, thanks for the warm welcome :-) Any advice you can offer as to how best to encourage debate on Wikipedia notability guidelines for FOSS would be very welcome; I've read what I can find about policies, but I'm unfamiliar with Wikipedia best practices. Any suggestions? I see you commented on the NoteEdit AfD discussion, so this may be a subject that already interests you? I created a WP:N talk section about the topic, I hope that is appropriate. ThomasNichols (talk) 13:54, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
- Very appropriate, and I see that many users have already commented. I'll add my own views to the debate, and ask CobaltBlueTony if he wishes to do the same. In future, if you want to get hold of a particular user, leave a message on their user talk page. Hope to see you around! haz (talk) 18:36, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
I commented on the AFD discussion page. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 19:40, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
- The discussion on notability and FOSS piqued my interest. Do you have any interest in drafting and presenting a FOSS/Software guideline collaboratively? HatlessAtless (talk) 14:42, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
- Hi HatlessAtlas, yes, I'd be interested in this, but won't have any time for it for the next five weeks. I think it really matters, though, since the current policy may lead to unnecessary tensions between Wikipedia and FOSS groups, which can probably be avoided with some clear and consensus-driven guidelines. I'll pick this up again week beginning 16 June, if there's enthusiasm for some collaboration? (Of course, if you get a consensus built before that, then more power to your elbow!)
Thanks, ThomasNichols (talk) 19:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
Still active and interested in developing? HatlessAtless (talk) 20:10, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi HatlessAtless, yes I'm still definitely interested but am currently in project-overrun-crisis-mode; I'll check back here on Monday 14 July. ThomasNichols (talk) 10:40, 24 June 2008 (UTC)