Mr. Wales has removed the ban notices from the English Wikipedia pertaining to me. Based upon past issues with editing there, I have given Mr. Wales my promise to avoid the English Wikipedia entirely since my editing style has not been productive or worked out well with others on the English Wikipedia due to distant past attempts to have my article, Jeffrey Vernon Merkey, removed from Wikipedia entirely. I have gotten very confortable with the fine manner in which Mr. Wales and the Foundation have handled such a sensitive topic and this controversial article about me, and it's simply better for me to stay away from the English Wikipedia since I AM CONTROVERSIAL and MY ARTICLE IS CONTROVERSIAL. It's just better to not risk the temptation that all of us seem to experience when articles are written about us on Wikipedia. Its better to stay away entirely to allow the processes of Wikipedia to function the way they were intended. My presence on the English Wikipedia could only exacerbate this old situation surrounding the article. So I voluntarily choose to avoid the English Wikipedia for these reasons. If and when I become non-notable enough to not have an article on Wikipedia, I will revisit the situation with Mr. Wales and the Foundation pertaining to the English Wikipedia. For the immediate future and the present, ni-go-di-s-ge-s-di (that's just the way it is). However, I have and continue to edit on the Cherokee Wikipedia and have a large body of content in Creek, Chicksaw, Dine, Cherokee, and other Native Languages I plan to contribute back to the Native American Wikipedia's over time. There are no bans on my contributions in these areas. Although Mr. Wales has removed the ban, I wish to avoid any future problems editing the English Wikipedia and make the best effort I can to heal old wounds and put the past where it belongs -- in the past. I also would like to start posting featured articles on the Cherokee Wikipedia, and in time, the other Native American Wikipedia sites as well. I formally request consideration by the Wikipedia Community for admin status on the Cherokee Wikipedia to fully Cherokee Language enable it and start posting articles in our language and really get the site up to the same level as the English Wikipedia. Since I have voluntarily elected to avoid the English Wikipedia site, and since I am the only active Native Speaking editor on the Cherokee Wikipedia, asking for admin status there would only result in me voting for myself, since there is no one else. I therefore submit this request via the foundation mailing list for consideration. Your consideration would be appreciated. Sincerely, Jeff V. Merkey _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [hidden email] http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l |
Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
I also need to add I have little time to devote to being an editor beyond translation of Cherokee and the other languages. I do have limited time to promote Cherokee and Native Languages, but being a full time Wikipedia editor is not something I have the time to focus on. I have numerous projects outside of WMF which make use of Wikipedia content and I MUST focus on these areas exclusively. Editing on the Cherokee Wikipedia by uploading completed articles would be about as much spare bandwidth as I could dedicate at present. :-) Jeff _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [hidden email] http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l |
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Jeff, you're personal adminship status is not of Foundation-wide importance.
Kindly move this discussion to the proper, long-established forum for such matters, meta's "Requests for permissions" page. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_permissions Nick _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [hidden email] http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l |
Nicholas Moreau wrote:
>Jeff, you're personal adminship status is not of Foundation-wide importance. >Kindly move this discussion to the proper, long-established forum for such >matters, meta's "Requests for permissions" page. > >http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_permissions > >Nick >_______________________________________________ >foundation-l mailing list >[hidden email] >http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > Jeff _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [hidden email] http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l |
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