User talk:Johan (WMF)

"I despair at times, of course, like almost everyone else who spends a fair chunk of their life thinking about the wikis"

RE: "I despair at times, of course, like almost everyone else who spends a fair chunk of their life thinking about the wikis"

Hi Johan (WMF),

I too despair at times, but for a very different reason than you do. I despair because the Wikimedia Movement has created an online world where contributors such as myself are prevented from communicating with other members of the community. I do not wish to do anything illegal, nor anything against the principles of the community, such as AGF, or civility, but that does not seem to matter to the Admins who have blocked me on 3 different wikis (enwp, simple-wiki and META).

I, like you, spend a fair chunk of my life thinking about the wikis created by the wikmedia movement, and have a lot to say about your essays such as:

• The patroller's dilemma

but I am not allowed to participate in discussion at META, even though I have made over 100K contributions to various wikis, most of which have (still) not been deleted. I am hoping that my attempt to communicate with you here will not seal my wiki-fate, as it seems that global functionaries are hot on my heels, every way I go. Ottawahitech (talk) 17:36, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi Ottawahitech, thank you.

Unblocking on community-run wikis is something the Wikimedia Foundation can't decide on, I'm afraid – the only ones with the power to do so are the admins on those wikis. It's outside our area to overrule local communities on this. Johan (WMF) (talk) 22:36, 4 February 2024 (UTC)